Sagging damage characteristics of hull girder with trapezoidal cross-section subjected to near-field underwater explosion

作     者：Hai-tao Li Xin-ying Zheng Chi Zhang Zhi-yuan Mei Xue-fei Bai Kai Liu Hai-tao Li;Xin-ying Zheng;Chi Zhang;Zhi-yuan Mei;Xue-fei Bai;Kai Liu

作者机构：College of Naval Architecture and Ocean EngineeringNaval University of EngineeringWuhan430033PR China 

出 版 物：《Defence Technology（防务技术）》 (Defence Technology)

年 卷 期：2023年第21卷第3期

页      面：1-13页

核心收录：

学科分类：08[工学] 0707[理学-海洋科学] 0824[工学-船舶与海洋工程] 082401[工学-船舶与海洋结构物设计制造] 0702[理学-物理学] 

基　　金：supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51679244). 

主　　题：underwater bubble girder 

摘      要：To investigate the overall damage characteristics and failure modes of a warship subjected to an underwater non-contact near-field explosion,a hull girder with a trapezoidal cross-section was designed,manufactured,and tested.The design criteria and parameters were determined according to the similarity criterion.Dynamic responses of the girder freely floating on water were obtained under varying conditions,including stand-off distance,charge mass,and position of attack.Damage morphologies of the girder model were obtained.Based on our analysis,basic conditions for sagging damage of the hull girder are proposed.The aim of this study was to determine an efficient method of attack resulting in the most severe damage to the ship hull.The experimental results show that the girder mainly exhibits a first-order response when the first wet frequency of the girder is close to the frequency of the explosion bubble pulsation.The largest deformation was observed when the underwater explosion occurred directly below the midspan of the girder compared to other explosions of the same intensity at different attack positions.When the ratio of stand-off to maximum bubble radius(λ)satisfies 0.7≤λ2,the bubble mainly causes sagging damage instead of hogging.Asλdecreases(1≤λ2),the sagging damage increases under the same charge mass.However,asλdecreases further(0.7≤λ1),the sagging deformation decreases.This is likely due to the impact of the liquid jet formed by the collapsing bubble,which causes the girder deformation to shift from sagging back to hogging deformation.The initial shock wave excites the high-frequency response of the girder structure but contributes very little to the overall velocity and displacement.However,bubble pulsation typically causes a low-frequency response,which will affect the velocity and displacement of the girder.The low-pressure region of the flow field formed by bubble pulsation and resonant coupling between the girder and the bubble are the predominant causes of damage to the overall girder structure.