The Ballistics
and Explosives Engineering
Section in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Division
provides expertise in analysis, design, and testing in the areas of ballistics, explosion
loading, structural response, and scale modeling. Section personnel have developed models
for penetration mechanics, shot-line analyses, shaped-charge analyses, exterior and
interior ballistics, specialized sabot design, explosion hazards and debris, and analysis
and design of blast-loaded structures. Testing capabilities include ballistics (small
arms, long-rod projectiles, fragments, shaped charges), and dynamic loading and response
of mechanical systems and structures and mechanical systems in highly transient
environments. State-of-the-art data acquisition and instrumentation permits recording of
data in severe environments down to the nanosecond range. Other services include numerical
analysis of transient loads and structural response, armor design and analysis, software
development, subsystem and system integration, and engineering consultation.
The Ballistics
and Explosives Engineering
Section in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Division
provides expertise in analysis, design, and testing in the areas of ballistics, explosion
loading, structural response, and scale modeling. Section personnel have developed models
for penetration mechanics, shot-line analyses, shaped-charge analyses, exterior and
interior ballistics, specialized sabot design, explosion hazards and debris, and analysis
and design of blast-loaded structures. Testing capabilities include ballistics (small
arms, long-rod projectiles, fragments, shaped charges), and dynamic loading and response
of mechanical systems and structures and mechanical systems in highly transient
environments. State-of-the-art data acquisition and instrumentation permits recording of
data in severe environments down to the nanosecond range. Other services include numerical
analysis of transient loads and structural response, armor design and analysis, software
development, subsystem and system integration, and engineering consultation.