Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Panels for Blast and Fragmentation Mitigation

Abstract

Panels comprised of honeycomb fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminations were evaluated to examine their utility as prefabricated fighting positions. The panels were tested for both their blast, and fragmentation mitigation ability. Static resistance functions were developed using a combination of analytical and laboratory procedures in order to obtain the panels response, the response was implemented into a single-degree of freedom (SDOF) dynamic analysis. Engineered analytical prediction models showed that the panels' response in live explosive blast testing could be predicted. Sand-filled wall panels were subjected to blast and fragmentation loadings in full-scale experiments, but experimental and analytical evaluation indicated that further refinement of the panels design would be recommended.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA482678

Entities

People

  • Hani Salim
  • John Hoemann
  • Robert J. Dinan

Organizations

  • Applied Research Associates (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Composite Materials
  • Engineering
  • Explosives
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fiber Reinforced Polymers
  • Honeycomb Cores
  • Laboratory Procedures
  • Materials
  • Materials Processing
  • Military Research
  • Right Angles

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Reinforced Composite Materials