EM-3: Mechanical Effects and Initiation

Presentations

• Presentation of an approach for the analysis of the mechanical response of propellant under a large spectrum of loadings: numerical and mechanical issues

  COFFEE_KLATCH · Invited

  June 29, 2009, 1:30 PM – June 29, 2009, 2:00 PM

  Authors

  • Alain Fanget

    Centre d'Etudes de Gramat, 46500 France

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• Evidence for Friction Between Crack Surfaces During Deformation of Composite Plastic Bonded Explosives

  ORAL

  June 29, 2009, 2:00 PM – June 29, 2009, 2:15 PM

  Authors

  • Donald Wiegand

    Picatinny

  • Brett Reddingius

    Picatinny

  • Kevin Ellis

    AWE Aldermaston UK

  • Claire Leppard

    AWE Aldermaston UK

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• Effects of shear strain on initiation of chemical reactions in HMX

  ORAL

  June 29, 2009, 2:15 PM – June 29, 2009, 2:30 PM

  Authors

  • Onise Sharia

    The University of Maryland, College Park

  • Maija Kuklja

    University of Maryland, The University of Maryland, College Park

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• Defect Characterization in Crystalline Explosives

  ORAL

  June 29, 2009, 2:30 PM – June 29, 2009, 2:45 PM

  Authors

  • Chad Stoltz

    Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, Naval Surface Warfare Center, IHDIV Naval Surface Warfare Center

  • Brian Mason

    IHDIV Naval Surface Warfare Center

  • Colin Roberts

    IHDIV Naval Surface Warfare Center

  • David Black

    TopographiX, Inc.

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