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Accession Number:
ADA597234
Title:
Computational Analysis of Mine Blast on a Commercial Vehicle Structure
Descriptive Note:
Journal article
Corporate Author:
ARMY RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD SURVIVABILITY MATERIALS BRANCH
Report Date:
2007-01-01
Pagination or Media Count:
31.0
Abstract:
The kinematic response including plastic deformation, failure initiation and fracture of a soft-skinned vehicle represented by a F800 series single-unit truck to the detonation of a landmine shallow-buried in either dry or saturated sand underneath the vehicle s front right wheel is analyzed computationally. The computational analysis included the interactions of the gaseous detonation products and the sand ejecta with the vehicle and the transient non-linear dynamics response of the vehicle. A frequency analysis of the pressure versus time signals and visual observation clearly show the differences in the blast loads resulting from the landmine detonation in dry and saturated sand as well as the associated kinematic response of the vehicle. It is noted that the dominant vehicle structural response to the blast is similar to the first torsional structural mode shape obtained through an eigenvalue analysis of the system. Tailoring the vehicle modal response may result in more desirable modes of failure.
Distribution Statement:
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
