The Pre-Blast Concept for use on Armour Materials
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It can sometimes be difficult to determine whether vehicles damaged by blast loading are repairable in theatre or so significantly damaged that the hulls must be scrapped. The primary purpose of this investigation is to provide basic metallurgical data to assist in determining the criteria of failure. On top of this, it may be possible that blast loading may actually improve the performance of vehicles by work hardening of the hull and it might be possible to use controlled blasting as a technique to improve blast resistance
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