Numerical modelling of explosively loaded steel V plates using the Jones-Wilkins-Lee equation of estate

Includes bibliography. === Mine warfare is a very effective method of warfare as it has the element of surprise, it doesn't require interaction with the enemy, and it has a high percentage of fatalities. Because of this, mine warfare has been used extensively across the world during conflicts a...

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Main Author: Daykin, Leigh Milburn Atkinson
Other Authors: Nurick, Gerald N
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10368
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Summary:Includes bibliography. === Mine warfare is a very effective method of warfare as it has the element of surprise, it doesn't require interaction with the enemy, and it has a high percentage of fatalities. Because of this, mine warfare has been used extensively across the world during conflicts and therefore there is a need for mine-detecting and mine-protected vehicles. The systems of protection of these vehicles need to be investigated so that they can be optimized. The study in this document investigates the effect of a disc of high explosive on a steel V-shaped plate through numerical modelling. This system is a simplified simulation of a mine detonating beneath the V-shaped hull of a mine-protected vehicle.