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Blast-Response of Structures

Blast-Response of Structures. Roger L. Veldman Engineering veldman@hope.edu (616) 395-7154. Research Description. Photograph.

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Blast-Response of Structures

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  1. Blast-Response of Structures Roger L. Veldman Engineering veldman@hope.edu (616) 395-7154 Research Description Photograph This research project involves experimental and numerical studies of blast-loaded structures. Under grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in 2002-2003 and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2004-2005, tests have been conducted aircraft fuselage skin materials under explosive loading conditions. Additionally, numerical simulations of blast-loaded structures have been carried out using the commercially available finite element software ANSYS/DYNA. Education and Experience Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Western Michigan University (2001) M.S.E., Mechanical Engineering, Western Michigan University (1995) B.S., Engineering Science, Hope College (1989) Hope College, Associate Professor (1998-present) Product Development Engineer, Donnelly Corporation, (1991-1998) Research Interests Dynamic response of structures, Blast and Impulse-loading of structures, Aviation security, Aircraft hardening, Finite Element Analysis • Grants and Awards • Michigan Space Grant Consortium-Research Seed Grant: Experimental Evaluation of Blast Mitigating Materials for Aircraft Structures, ($10,000)(2005) • Transportation Security Administration: An Investigation of the Effects of Pre-pressurization on Explosive Damage of a Reinforced Aluminum Shell, ($102,000)(2004-2005) • Federal Aviation Administration – An Investigation of the Effects of Pre-pressurization on Explosive Damage of a Clamped Aluminum Plate,” $102,000 (2002-2003). • Key Publications and Presentations • R.L. Veldman, J. Ari-Gur, C. Clum, “Effects of Pre-Pressurization on Damage of Blast-Loaded Reinforced Plates” ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Orlando, Florida, November, 2005. • R.L.Veldman, et.al., “Effects of Pre-pressurization on Blast Response of Clamped Aluminum Plates”, International Journal of Impact Engineering, (2005) • R.L.Veldman, et.al., “Effects of Pre-Pressurization on Plastic Deformation of Blast-Loaded Square Aluminum Plates”, 8th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, (2004) • Co-inventor on 30 Unites States Patents Roger Veldman and student researchers Courtney Clum and Greg Huizen Conducting Blast Testing at Battelle Memorial Institute in Columbus, Ohio. Acknowledgements

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