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ESM 4714 Class Contract Dr. Kriz 3 – 13 - 2003 Background: The Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC-DD) in Dahlgren, Virginia is interested in determining the pressures created during an explosive test of a material called Deta-Sheet (DS). Similar to the explosive C-4 in terms of its stability, DS comes in quarter inch thick sheets out of which different size charges can be cut. Below is a example of a 1.25 x1.25 in2 section (9 grams) of this DS, with a RP80 detonator, used to initiate the charge. There were also tests with a 6 gram charge, a 13.3 gram charge and a 20 gram charge. 9 Gram Charge RP80 Figure 1: Deta Sheet – 9 Gram Charge and Detonator In order to contain the blast, a 20 inch long cylinder, with one sealed end and another ported end, was constructed out of stainless steel. The modal characteristics of this cylinder were gathered using accelerometers and modeled with a Finite Element model. The next step was to confirm the model using the mode shapes and frequencies gathered from modal testing. Figure 2 below shows the testing configuration for the modal analysis. Figure 2: Stainless Steel Cylinder Ready For Modal Testing Once the FE model was built, we next needed to determine the locations to put strain gages that would act as our measured output, from which we could predict the pressure blast. We choose locations that will facilitate the inverse process of this problem. Strain gages were placed around the cylinder in sets of prime numbers, 7 and 3, helping differentiate between similar modes and their orientation, and at specific node lines, thereby eliminating detection of certain modes of the cylinder. After investigating the FE model, the following locations were chosen: Halfway along the length of the cylinder – thereby eliminating any of the lower longitudinally symmetrical modes. (Sin Waves along the length) Approximately 2/3 from the bottom of the cylinder – thereby eliminating from detection some of the higher frequency mode sha