Warren, J., Kerr, S., Tyas, A. et al. (6 more authors) (2013) Briefing: UK Ministry of Defence Force Protection Engineering Programme. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 166 (EM3). 119 - 123 . ISSN 1755-0777
Abstract
The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory sponsored, QinetiQ-led Force Protection Engineering Research Programme has two main strands, applied and underpinning research. The underpinning strand is led by Blastech Ltd. One focus of this research is into the response of geomaterials to threat loading. The programme on locally won fill is split into four main characterisation strands: high-stress (GPa) static pressure–volume; medium-rate pressure–volume (split Hopkinson bar); high-rate (flyer plate) pressure–volume; and unifying modelling research at the University of Sheffield, which has focused on developing a high-quality dataset for locally won fill in low and medium strain rates. With the test apparatus at Sheffield well-controlled tests can be conducted at both high strain rate and pseudo-static rates up to stress levels of 1 GPa. The University of Cambridge has focused on using one-dimensional shock experiments to examine high-rate pressure–volume relationships. Both establishments are examining the effect of moisture content and starting density on emergent rate effects. Blastech Ltd has been undertaking carefully controlled fragment impact experiments, within the dataspace developed by the Universities of Sheffield and Cambridge. The data from experiments are unified by the QinetiQ-led modelling team, to predict material behaviour and to derive a scalable locally won fill model for use in any situation.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2013 ICE. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Civil and Structural Engineering (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 Nov 2013 10:16 |
Last Modified: | 26 Mar 2018 10:01 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/eacm.13.00014 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Institution of Civil Engineers |
Identification Number: | 10.1680/eacm.13.00014 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:76557 |