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International Journal of Impact Engineering 100 (2017) 23à34 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect International Journal of Impact Engineering journal homepage: /locate/ijimpeng Experimental study on the response of multi-layered protective structure subjected to underwater contact explosions 7DPdeXaTgJX ing ZhangX8DaX ,*, 1X0DXX ing Hua Shi9XDaX , 1DXCX . Guedes SoaresDX12bX TagedPa School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, PR. China b Centre for Marine Technology and Ocean Engineering (CENTEC), Instituto Superior Tecnico, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal GATAPED R T I C L E I N F O Article History: Received 13 August 2016 Accepted 18 October 2016 Available online 19 October 2016 edgaKPT eywords: Experimental study Multi-layered protective structure Underwater contact explosions Role of compartment TAAGEDP B S T R A C T This paper presents the results of an experimental work on the response of multi-layered protective structures subjected to underwater contact explosions. Multi-layered structures are used in anti-explosive design to resist underwater explosions and protect the equipment in some important ship compartments. The target experiment model is designed as a three-compartment box, an air, a ?uid and another air compartment, which is made of four plates with thickness 4 mm that resist the propagation of damage. A series of experiments with increasing dynamite charge weight were conducted on this multi-layered structure. The damages and pressures of the test specimens were obtained. In general, it is shown that large damages and plastic deformations happened in the test structures, especially for the plate in contact with the dynamite. With the increase of the charge a trend of increasing damages in the outer and intermediate plates was observed, but the increase was small for the inner plate. Some important factors in plate damage are analyzed and the role of t