Development of Mine Blast Protected Vehicle Structures for Future Combat Systems

Abstract

One of the survivability challenges to constructing a manned ground vehicle weighing less than 20 tons is ensuring the vehicle's ability to withstand the impulsive forces from an anti-tank landmine blast underneath its structure. By developing structural and applique technologies, along with decoupled/shock-limiting restraint systems for the crew, the impulsive forces can be managed for crew survivability. Computational modeling and experiments were conducted with mine protected lower hull structures designed to withstand anti-tank mines. Design concepts and lessons learned were obtained and quantified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA433084

Entities

People

  • B. A. Cheeseman
  • Chian-fong Yen
  • Chris Hoppel
  • Jim Campbell
  • Kevin Boyd
  • Reed Skaggs
  • Richard Goetz
  • Robert Dooley
  • Shawn Walsh

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aluminum
  • Anti-Tank Mines
  • Blast Loads
  • Composite Materials
  • Computational Modeling
  • Displacement
  • Engineering
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Land Mines
  • Lessons Learned
  • Materials
  • Military Research
  • Photographs
  • Simulations
  • Survivability
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.