Tommy Lodge
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research Student
Full contact details
School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
D105/Buxton
Cedus Labs
Harpur Hill
Buxton, Derbyshire
SK17 9NL
- Profile
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Tommy graduated from The University of ºù«Ӱҵ with an MPhys degree in Physics in 2012. He then spent a number of years working in industry before returning to the University as Lab Manager for the Blast and Impact Dynamics Group's research lab in Buxton. He is responsible for day to day running of the lab, working closely with industry partners to deliver complex research projects and testing regimes in a safe environment.
Beginning in 2019, Tommy is also currently studying for a PhD looking to understand the effects different soil conditions have on the loading due to a buried charge.
- Qualifications
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MPhys Physics from the University of ºù«Ӱҵ
- Research interests
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Research Project: Understanding the threat posed by buried charges in different operating environments
This work aims to investigate the risk posed by buried charges in both the littoral and subarctic environment, and combine this with existing data to widen the knowledge of the affect geotechnical conditions have on the loading from a buried charge. This will be achieved through a meta analysis of existing data in the literature and a series of experiments using the Characterisation of Blast Loading (CoBL) apparatus housed at the Universities Blast labs in Buxton.
- Publications
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Journal articles
- . Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 480(2294).
- . Applied Sciences, 13(9).
- . Shock Waves, 30(6), 671-675.
Conference proceedings papers
- Recent Improvements in Dstl’s Capacity for Modelling UNDEX and Associated Structural Response. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
- Experimental Validation of Viper Underwater Explosion CFD Solver. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
- Development of a numerical capability for simulating non-ideal explosives and reactive materials. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
- Characterisation of Underwater Shock Parameters in Shallow and Open Water Conditions. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
- A fragmentation assessment method for submerged charges. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
- . CORD: Defence and Security Doctoral Symposium 2023, 31 January 2024 - 1 February 2024.
- Recent development and research at the University of ºù«Ӱҵ blast lab in Buxton, UK. Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS26). Wollongong, Australia, 4 December 2023 - 4 December 2023.
- MicroBlast - a benchmarking study of gramme-scale explosive trials. Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS26). Wollongong, Australia, 4 December 2023 - 4 December 2023.
- DEVELOPMENT OF A PREDICTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE VIABILITY AND POWER OF IDEAL AND NON-IDEAL EXPLOSIVES WITH RESPECT TO MITIGATING AND PROTECTING AGAINST ENERGETIC EFFECTS. Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock. Wollongong, Australia, 3 December 2023 - 3 December 2023.
- Preliminary results of shallow buried charge testing on carbonate based sand. Proceedings of 6th International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS6)
- Experimental and numerical studies of confined blast from detonation of plasticised high explosives in reactive and non-reactive atmospheres. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
- Blast testing of explosive charges buried in frozen soil. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
Reports
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- Research group
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Blast & Impact