Evaluating the effect of vehicle modification in reducing injuries from landmine blasts. An analysis of 2212 incidents and its application for humanitarian purposes

Ramasamy, Arul; Hill, Anne-Marie; Masouros, Spyros D.; Gordon, Fabiana; Clasper, Jon; Bull, Anthony M.J.

doi:10.1016/j.aap.2011.04.030

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“…While IEDs are a significant threat in current conflicts, they also present long-term socioeconomic implications during humanitarian efforts post-conflict 6. IED attacks can be categorized into two distinct groups: open (free field) and closed (anti-vehicle, or AV).…”

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The comparative behaviour of two combat boots under impact

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Currently, combat boots are tested under impact at the energies seen during heel strike in running. Through the identification of significantly different behaviours at high loading, this study has shown that there is rationale in adding the performance of combat boots under impact at energies above those set out in international standards to the list of criteria for the selection of a combat boot.

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The comparative behaviour of two combat boots under impact

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“…Comparative study of Ramasamy et al [9] found that vehicle modifications decrease the ratio of kill to unharmed and similarly, elevated ground clearance, blast mitigating and deflecting systems, and V-shaped hull undoubtedly reduce the ratio of kill to injured resulting from Anti-vehicle mine blast. Cheng et al [10] investigated numerical and experimental interpretations for thoraco-lumbar spine injury hinged on pelvis acceleration, dynamic response index (DRI), and lumbar spine axial force.…”

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Investigation of dynamic response of a mannequin in a vehicle exposed to land mine blast

Erdik¹

2019

Sakarya University Journal of Science

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Explosive devices are serious threats for armored vehicles and occupants. Following detonation of a high explosive, blast loads, which are transferred through shock waves to the vehicle hull, might potentially cause severe injuries on the body parts. Anthropomorphic test devices (ATDs) allow for injury assessment of occupants in armored vehicles subjected to land mine explosion in accordance with injury criteria standards. This study examines the emerging role of numerical simulations in the context of survivability of combat vehicles in modern warfare. The objective of this paper is to contribute to the understanding of numerical simulation for dynamic response of human dummies seated in armored vehicles subjected to land mine by comparing the performance of Hybrid-III 50th percentile ATD in numerical simulation with that of full-scale blast testing. Therefore, force and acceleration data were collected from critical body parts; tibia, pelvis, lumber spine, upper neck, and head of the mannequin in blast testing. Those data were compared with numerical simulation results. The numerical simulations were performed in LS-DYNA using CONWEP blast loading method. It was found that the numerical simulation results are in accord with those obtained from blast testing.

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“…where i v is given by equation (1). The total explosive impulse on the oblique target plate is computed from the integral of equation (6) to give…”

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“…An increasing number of people have died and vehicles have been destroyed in battlefields as a result of the blasts from landmines in recent years. Ramasamy et al 1 studied the casualty data from the Rhodesian War (1972)(1973)(1974)(1975)(1976)(1977)(1978)(1979)(1980), involving about 2212 vehicle mine incidents and 16,456 people. Elastic deformation and plastic deformation of the vehicle underbody are the most dangerous problems that occur when the mine explodes.…”

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Modelling and analysis of the vehicle underbody and the occupants subjected to a shallow-buried-mine blast impulse

Zhang

Zhou

Wang

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D:

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When a charge is ignited at the bottom of a vehicle, the underbody and the occupants are the most vulnerable. The protection of the vehicle underbody is still a significant problem in the environment of a buried-mine blast impulse. The first part of this study presents an algorithm that can be used to simulate a shallow-buried-mine blast. Models using the multiple-material arbitrary Lagrangian–Eulerian algorithm and the initial-impulse mine algorithm respectively were constructed on the basis of experiments carried out by Anderson et al. The accuracy and superiority of the initial-impulse mine algorithm were proved by comparing the results for the jump velocity and the computation time. The second part introduces a blast experiment on a full-scale armoured vehicle. The occupant was represented by a Hybrid III 50th-percentile adult-male dummy. A numerical model was established using the initial-impulse mine method; the seat position represented the worst-case situation, which was same as for the experiments. A comparison of the experimental data and the simulation results, which include the peak acceleration of the floor and the force to which the dummy’s tibia is subjected, showed good agreement.

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Evaluating the effect of vehicle modification in reducing injuries from landmine blasts. An analysis of 2212 incidents and its application for humanitarian purposes

Cited by 20 publications

References 16 publications

The comparative behaviour of two combat boots under impact

The comparative behaviour of two combat boots under impact

Investigation of dynamic response of a mannequin in a vehicle exposed to land mine blast

Modelling and analysis of the vehicle underbody and the occupants subjected to a shallow-buried-mine blast impulse

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