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Advances in Concrete Construction Volume 15, Number 4, April 2023 , pages 229-239 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/acc.2023.15.4.229 |
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Anti-tank impact absorption with a reinforced concrete plate design |
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Berivan Yilmazer Polat, Sedat Savaş and Alper Polat
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| Abstract | ||
| Anti-tank weapons are among the infantry weapons used by the armies of many countries. Anti-tank rockets and explosives such as TNT, generally used for armour piercing, are also frequently used in terrorist attacks. These attacks damage the protection facilities built from reinforced concrete. Rockets or similar explosives' rapid speed and burst temperatures pierce reinforced concrete during strikes, resulting in casualties and damage to crucial strategic structures. This study aimed to devise an economic and applicable reinforced concrete plate that could absorb the impact of anti-tank rockets and Trinitrotoluene (TNT) type explosives. Therefore, 5 different samples, produced from C50 reinforced concrete and 150 × 150 cm in size, were formed by combining plates of different numbers and thicknesses. Also, a sample, which was a single thick plate, was prepared. In destructive testing, Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG-7) was used as the anti-tank rocket launcher. As a result of this study, the impact damage was reduced with hollow concrete plate geometries, and recommendations were developed for complete prevention. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| anti-tank; bomb; concrete; explosion; impact; Rpg-7; shape charge; TNT | ||
| Address | ||
| (1) Berivan Yilmazer Polat: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Fine Arts, Design and Architecture, Munzur University, 62100, Turkey; (2) Sedat Savaş: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Firat University, 23000, Turkey; (3) Alper Polat: Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Munzur University, 62100, Turkey. | ||
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