Response of composite cylinders subjected to near field underwater explosions

Authors

E. Gauch, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport
J. LeBlanc, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport
C. Shillings, University of Rhode Island
A. Shukla, University of Rhode Island

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Date of Original Version

1-1-2017

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.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series

Volume

1B

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Gauch, E., J. LeBlanc, C. Shillings, and A. Shukla. "Response of composite cylinders subjected to near field underwater explosions." Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series 1B, (2017): 153-157. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-41132-3_21.