Structural Analysis of a Mine with Two Viscoelastic Explosive Fills

Abstract

The structural response of a Soviet TM-46 land mine with two viscoelastic explosive fills subjected to an externally applied pressure wave has been analyzed with the ADINA finite element code. The main charge consists of 5.72 kg TNT while the booster charge in the fuze contains .04 kg Tetryl in the fuze well. The finite element model of the mine uses the axisymmetric two- dimensional mesh configuration with a rigid base support boundary condition. Both implicit and explicit time integration schemes have been used for this analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP001035

Entities

People

  • Aaron D. Gupta

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Loads
  • Boundaries
  • Bulk Modulus
  • Dynamic Response
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Stress Concentration
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Stresses
  • Structural Response
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional
  • Waves

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering