Explosion Blast Response of Composites

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Explosion Blast Response of Composites contains key information on the effects of explosions, shock waves, and detonation products (e.g. fragments, shrapnel) on the deformation and damage to composites. The book considers the blast response of laminates and sandwich composites, along with blast mitigation of composites (including coating systems and energy absorbing materials). Broken down under the following key themes: Introduction to explosive blast response of composites, Air explosion blast response of composites, Underwater explosion blast response of composites, and High strain rate and dynamic properties of composites, the book deals with an important and contemporary topic due to the extensive use of composites in applications where explosive blasts are an ever-present threat, such as military aircraft, armoured vehicles, naval ships and submarines, body armour, and other defense applications. In addition, the growing use of IEDs and other types of bombs used by terrorists to attack civilian and military targets highlights the need for this book. Many terrorist attacks occur in subways, trains, buses, aircraft, buildings, and other civil infrastructure made of composite materials. Designers, engineers and terrorist experts need the essential information to protect civilians, military personnel, and assets from explosive blasts. Content: Front-matter,Copyright,List of Contributors,PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Physics of Explosive Loading of Structures, Pages 1-22, Stephen J. Cimpoeru, David V. Ritzel, John M. Brett Chapter 2 - Experimental Techniques and Testing of Lightweight Naval Structures Against Weapons Effects, Pages 23-56, Warren Reid, Zenka Mathys, Vanessa Pickerd, Pat McCarthy, Paul Elischer, Evan Gellert Chapter 3 - The Dynamic Behavior of Composite Panels Subjected to Air Blast Loading: Experiment and Theory, Pages 57-84, Halit S. Turkmen Chapter 4 - Computational Methods to Predict the Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Blast Loaded Laminated Composite Plates, Pages 85-112, Zafer Kazancı Chapter 5 - Explosive Blast Resistance of Naval Composites: Effects of Fiber, Matrix, and Interfacial Bonding, Pages 113-132, Alexander Gargano, Khomkrit Pingkarawat, Vanessa Pickerd, Adrian P. Mouritz Chapter 6 - Influence of Curvature and Load Direction on the Air-Blast Response of Singly Curved Glass Fiber Reinforced Epoxy Laminate and Sandwich Panels, Pages 133-160, Genevieve S. Langdon, Christopher J. von Klemperer, Gregory Sinclair, Ismail Ghoor Chapter 7 - Full-Scale Air and Underwater-Blast Loading of Composite Sandwich Panels, Pages 161-199, Hari Arora, Emily Rolfe, Mark Kelly, John P. Dear Chapter 8 - Design and Modeling of Bio-inspired Lightweight Composite Panels for Blast Resistance, Pages 201-231, Phuong Tran, Abdallah Ghazlan, Tuan D. Ngo Chapter 9 - Observations and Numerical Modeling of the Response of Composite Plates to Underwater Blast*, Pages 233-263, Andreas Schiffer, Vito Tagarielli Chapter 10 - Instabilities in Underwater Composite Structures: Hydrostatic and Shock Loading, Pages 265-303, Michael Pinto, Arun Shukla Chapter 11 - Underwater Explosive Blast Response of Fiberglass Laminates, Pages 305-315, Adrian P. Mouritz Chapter 12 - Low-Speed Impact on Composite Box Containing Water, Pages 317-344, Taylor J. South, Young W. Kwon Chapter 13 - Physical Mechanisms for Near-Field Blast Mitigation With Fluid Containers, Pages 345-374, Huon Bornstein, Shannon Ryan, Adrian P. Mouritz Chapter 14 - Progress Toward Explosive Blast-Resistant Naval Composites, Pages 375-408, Adrian P. Mouritz Index, Pages 409-418