Impact and penetration of a transparent cohesive soil

S. Bless, A. Ads, M. Iskander, M. Omidvar

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Abstract

Experiments were designed to study the terminal phase of penetration in a synthetic soft clay. Rod-cone projectiles were launched at speeds of approximately 5 m/s into a saturated soft transparent surrogate for saturated marine clay. Quasi-static tests were also performed into the same material. The average penetration resistance was 22 kPa. It was found that rate effects and shaft resistance were relatively small. A practical result is that resistance to dynamic penetration in this material can be estimated from quasi-static cone penetration tests. The stress (load/area) required to extract penetrators was very similar to the penetration resistance.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationShock Compression of Condensed Matter - 2019
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the Conference of the American Physical Society Topical Group on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter
EditorsJ. Matthew D. Lane, Timothy C. Germann, Michael R. Armstrong, Ryan Wixom, David Damm, Joseph Zaug
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735440005
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2 2020
Event21st Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2019 - Portland, United States
Duration: Jun 16 2019Jun 21 2019

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume2272
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference21st Biennial American Physical Society Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, SCCM 2019
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityPortland
Period6/16/196/21/19

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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