R.J. Curry

TL;DR: In this paper, a comparative study of numerical, experimental and empirical techniques on the effect of localised air blast loads on mild steel and armour steel plates has been presented by using different approaches provided in the Finite Element hydrocode ABAQUS 6.13.

TL;DR: In this paper, the transient deformation and strain evolution of a deformable plate subjected to air-blast loading arising from explosives detonated in close proximity to the plates were investigated using a pendulum to measure the impulse imparted on the plates.

TL;DR: In this paper, a parametric analysis of the relationship between imparted load and peak and residual plate deformation is performed, and the energy equivalent impulse is derived, based on the theory of upper bound kinetic energy uptake introduced herein.

TL;DR: In this article, the response of four modern steels to localised blast loading is comprehensively characterised and a detailed fractographic investigation is conducted into the initiation and progression of rupture failure modes.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive experimental study into the loading acting on, and subsequent deformation of, targets subjected to near-field explosive detonations, and show that initial plate velocity profiles are directly proportional to the imparted impulse distribution, and that spatial variations in loading as a result of surface instabilities in the expanding detonation product cloud are significant enough to influence the transient displacement profile of a blast loaded plate.