Masters Theses
Keywords and Phrases
Explosively formed projectiles
Abstract
"The ability to quickly estimate the damage that a projectile will do to a structure is highly desired for structures that will be required to resist threats of this nature. There are several formulas for concrete penetration due to projectile impact that are based on empirical data. However, there is a lack of publicly available data for projectile impacts with striking velocities that exceed 1 km/s and have weights greater than a few grams. This research is intended to expand the available data on explosively formed projectile impacts and determine which, if any, of the existing equations can be used or slightly modified to predict penetration depths. In order to determine un-deformed measurements for the explosively formed projectiles, five projectiles were recovered using a soft recovery system. Then, multiple shots were performed using blocks of normal and high strength concrete. The projectiles remained consistent throughout all of the shots"--Abstract, page iii.
Advisor(s)
Baird, Jason, 1955-
Committee Member(s)
Volz, Jeffery S.
Worsey, Paul Nicholas
Department(s)
Mining Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Explosives Engineering
Publisher
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Publication Date
Fall 2011
Pagination
xiii, 73 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 49-50).
Rights
© 2011 Laurin Ashley Bookout, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Concrete -- TestingImpactPenetration mechanicsProjectiles
Thesis Number
T 9918
Print OCLC #
794671743
Electronic OCLC #
764765509
Recommended Citation
Bookout, Laurin Ashley, "Impact effects of explosively formed projectiles on normal and high strength concrete" (2011). Masters Theses. 6910.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/6910