Download or read book Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Cylindrical Shells Subjected to Underwater Side-On Explosions written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two studies were performed to enhance the understanding of phenomena occurring in shell structures subjected to side-on underwater explosions. In the first, a numerical analysis was performed to investigate the non-linear response of cylindrical shells subjected to near-field side-on underwater explosions. In the second study, a numerical analysis of a cylindrical shell subjected to a far-field underwater explosion was compared with the results from an underwater explosion test. Sensitivity analyses were performed to determine the relative importance of various physical and numerical modelling factors.