Dynamic response and damage evolution in composite materials subjected to underwater explosive loading: An experimental and computational study

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2421-2430

  LeBlanc, James ^a   Shukla, Arun ^b  

^a NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b The University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite damage; Composite materials; Fluid structure interaction; Shock loading; Underwater explosion

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE DAMAGE; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; COMPUTATIONAL SIMULATION; COMPUTATIONAL STUDIES; DAMAGE EVOLUTION; ERROR MEASURES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FINITE ELEMENT CODES; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; GLASS/EPOXY COMPOSITE; IN-PLANE; LS-DYNA; MATERIAL DAMAGES; REDUCED ENERGY; SHOCK LOADING; SHOCK LOADINGS; UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES; UNDERWATER SHOCKS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EXPLOSIVES; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID STRUCTURE INTERACTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; SHOCK PROBLEMS; STRAIN GAGES; UNDERWATER EXPLOSIONS;

SHOCK TESTING;

COMPOSITE; DAMAGE; DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STRAIN;

EID: 77952426579     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.02.017     Document Type: Article

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