Vehicle Shaping for Mine Blast Damage Reduction

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dc.contributor.advisorFourney, Williamen_US
dc.contributor.authorGenson, Kevin Williamen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMechanical Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-09-12T05:50:48Z
dc.date.available2006-09-12T05:50:48Z
dc.date.issued2006-07-28en_US
dc.description.abstractWhen a buried explosive is detonated beneath a target (such as a vehicle), the target is rapidly loaded by flying ejecta, high pressure gas, and shock waves. This paper explores how changes in the shape of the underside of a target affect the total impulse captured from the detonation of a buried charge. The effects of changes in target height and charge burial depth are also examined. Testing was conducted on dihedral target plates using 0.636 gram charges. These were buried in saturated sand at three depths, and shaped targets were placed at four heights above the surface. The impulse applied to the plate by the exploding charge was determined through analysis of high speed digital video recordings. Changing the geometry of the target reduced the impulse by up to 45%. Increasing standoff distance reduced impulse by up to 70%.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/3825
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledEngineering, Mechanicalen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledburied chargeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledvehicleen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmineen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledlandmineen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddynamic effecten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledsmall scale testingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledexplosiveen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmine blasten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledstandoff distanceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledtarget geometryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolleddesignen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledarmored vehicleen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledblast scalingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledhopkinsonen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledarmoren_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledmilitaryen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledblast effecten_US
dc.titleVehicle Shaping for Mine Blast Damage Reductionen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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