On the failure of composite panels under hyper-velocity

该项目将联合收割机与材料科学和高应变率/撞击研究相结合，以研究复合材料对超高速撞击的反应。随着飞行器（包括飞机和空间平台）和武器系统进入超高速状态，这一领域变得越来越重要。本研究将探讨超高速状态下复合材料损伤继续遵循类似速度/应变率的进展这一核心假设--目前已知这种情况只发生在弹道状态。 该项目将主要在克兰菲尔德大学的Shrivenham校区进行国防与安全学院（School of Defence and Security）在伙伴机构开展的运动基础上开展了更多的研究该项目与克兰菲尔德和伯明翰之间更广泛的合作有关，探索极端条件下的材料系统（老龄化和微重力器官型研究联盟：www.birmingham.ac.uk/extreme-environments.This博士将提供高应变率和影响领域的独特基础，以及与知名大学和国防总理的联系。技能和知识将在材料科学、航空航天和国防等领域得到应用。

This project will combine aspects of materials science and high strain-rate / impact research to investigate composite material response to hypervelocity impacts. This field is becoming ever more relevant as both vehicles (including aircraft and space platforms) and weapon systems move into the hypervelocity regime.This study will investigate the core assumption that composite damage in the hypervelocity regime continues to follow a velocity / strain-rate like progression - something which is currently known to occur in the ballistic regime only. This project will primarily be undertaken at Cranfield University's Shrivenham Campus (the School of Defence and Security), with additional research being undertaken on a campaign basis at the partner institution (Birmingham University) as well as with the industrial sponsor (QinetiQ).This project is linked to a wider collaboration between Cranfield and Birmingham exploring material systems under extreme conditions (the Consortium for Organotypic Research on Ageing and Microgravity: www.birmingham.ac.uk/extreme-environments.This PhD will provide a unique grounding in the high strain-rate and impact fields, as well as links into both high profile Universities and a defence prime. Skills and knowledge will have applications in areas including materials science, aerospace and defence.