Response of Composite Cylinders Subjected to Near Field Underwater Explosions

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Abstract

Experiments were conducted on woven E-glass/epoxy roll wrapped cylinders in three configurations; base composite, and base composite with a thin (100 % composite thickness) and thick (200 % composite thickness) polyurea coating. Each cylinder configuration was subjected to near-field UNDEX loading at charge standoff distances of 2.5 cm and 5.1 cm inside of a large diameter test tank. Results show that the application of a polyurea coating is effective for reducing damage in the cylinders.

Keywords

Composite UNDEX Near Field Polyurea Shock 
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Acknowledgement

The financial support of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport In-house Laboratory Independent Research (ILIR) program directed by Mr. Neil Dubois is greatly acknowledged as well as the financial support of the Office of Naval Research Solid Mechanics Program directed by Dr. Yapa Rajapakse.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division NewportNewportUSA
  2. 2.Univeristy of Rhode Island, Dept. of Mechanical EngineeringKingstonUSA

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