The Response of Surface Ships to Underwater Explosions.

Abstract

This report is a summary of technical information gathered by the author during an attachment to the Underwater Explosions Research Department (UERD) of the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Carderock Division from April 1993 to July 1994. The report covers aspects of UERD's work in the area of: ship shock trials, response of surface ships to underwater explosions, computer modelling of surface ship responses and other technical information culled from the general literature.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA326738

Entities

People

  • Warren D. Reid

Organizations

  • Defence Science and Technology Group

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Explosions
  • Explosive Charges
  • Explosives
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Fluids
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Shock Response Spectra
  • Shock Tests
  • Shock Waves
  • Standards
  • Test Equipment
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Library and Information Science
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies