Fibre-based polymer composites are used in applications were there is the risk of an
explosive blast. This paper presents a comprehensive review of published research into the …

Polymer-based sandwich composites have found increasing applications in the marine
industry, where they are at an ever-increasing risk of encountering high-intensity underwater …

The aim of this paper is to address characteristics of cavitation evolution caused by the one-
dimensional fluid-structure interaction as the graded foam core sandwich panels are …

Composites materials and structures are increasingly used to replace conventional
materials in civilian and defence-related maritime transportation and infrastructure such as …

Marine vehicles in their operation as military vehicle are susceptible for underwater
explosion from mines, torpedo etc. The damage inflicted on such structures made of ductile …

Highlights•Nonlinear dynamic responses of sandwich-FGM doubly curved shells subjected
to explosive loads are presented.•FSDT, Galerkin method and fourth-order Runge-Kutta …

An experimental investigation is presented into the explosive blast response of fibre-
reinforced polymer laminates used in naval ship structures. Blast tests using plastic …

Fluid-structure interaction solutions for the air and water blast response of marine composite
sandwich panels with crushable foam cores are presented in this paper. Reflected and …

The impact resistance of the carbon fibre reinforced X-frame sandwich beam and its foam
reinforced structure was investigated experimentally and theoretically. To simulate the blast …

With the increasing application of typical composite structures in ocean engineering,
underwater blasts have begun to be a focus for the complexity of the fluid–structure …