Polyurea elastomer for enhancing blast resistance of structures: Recent advances and challenges ahead

H Zhu, C Ji, K Feng, J Tu, X Wang, C Zhao - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
As an excellent anti-blast material, polyurea (PU) has been widely used in the reinforcement
of masonry walls, RC structures, steel structures, and composite materials. The advances in …

Recent developments in polyurea research for enhanced impact penetration resistance and blast mitigation

Y Wang, L Ding, J Lin, X Qiu, C Wu, C Liu, Y Tian… - Polymers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Polyurea has gained significant attention in recent years as a functional polymer material,
specifically regarding blast and impact protection. The molecular structure of polyurea is …

Modeling of success factors of using PU coats in concrete construction projects

A Waqar, N Shafiq, N Bheel, O Benjeddou, NH Sor… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Polyurea coatings are well recognized for their remarkable protective properties, making
them highly appropriate for practical use in the field of concrete building. The use of …

Effect of polyurea coating with different mechanical properties on blast resistance of aluminum alloy circular tube structures: Experiments vs numerical simulations

L Zhang, X Wang, C Ji, Y Wang, G Yang, C Zhao… - Thin-Walled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyurea has attracted extensive attention in the field of anti-blast protection over the past
few years. Two types of polyurea were prepared and their quasi-static and dynamic …

[HTML][HTML] Use of explainable machine learning models in blast load prediction

C Widanage, D Mohotti, CK Lee, K Wijesooriya… - Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The effects of blast waves and their consequent damage to structures have been an
increasingly popular research topic in the past decade. Various methods are used in blast …

Experimental study on the blast resistance of polyurea-coated aramid fabrics

J **e, H Pan, Z Feng, T Zhen, C Jiang, Y Jiang… - International Journal of …, 2025 - Elsevier
This paper investigates overpressure attenuation capacity and failure mechanism of the
polyurea-coated aramid fabric (PCAF) subjected to air-blast loading experimentally. The …

Failure mode and blast resistance of polyurea coated metallic cylinders under internal multi-field coupled loading

M Liang, M Zhou, Z Qi, X Li, Y Lin, F Lu, Z Li - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The failure mode and blast resistance of polyurea-coated metallic cylinders were
investigated under internal multi-field coupled loading. Experiments were conducted to …

Experimental investigation on damage features of stiffened cabin structures subjected to internal blast loading

Y Qin, X Yao, Z Wang, Y Wang - Ocean Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
The damage characteristics of cabin structures under the internal explosion load are of great
significance to the design of the anti-explosion performance of the vessel. Therefore, to …

Experimental study on the impact response of the polyurea-coated 3D auxetic lattice sandwich panels subjected to air explosion

Z Zhang, Z Zhang, X Huang - Composite Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of air explosion experiments were carried out on the 3D polyurea-coated auxetic
lattice sandwich panels in order to combine the advantages of auxetic materials and …

High-velocity projectile impact response of rubber-coated aramid Twaron fabrics

D Weerasinghe, MR Bambach, D Mohotti… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact response of aramid Twaron CT709 fabrics thinly coated with a commercially
available spray-on rubber material has been studied for the first time. Both neat and rubber …