Shock, Impact & Survivability Explicit Dynamics for the Defense Industry with Simcenter Radioss

Modern defense platforms must be engineered to survive severe mechanical events including explosions, shock loads and high-velocity impacts. Traditional testing methods can be costly, time-consuming and limited in the number of scenarios that can be evaluated.

Simulation with Simcenter Radioss enables engineers to model highly nonlinear events and evaluate structural response under extreme conditions. Radioss has been widely used in aerospace, automotive safety and defense industries to simulate crash, blast and impact phenomena with high accuracy.

In this webinar, we will introduce the capabilities of Simcenter Radioss and demonstrate how it supports defense applications through validated simulation workflows. The session will cover verification and validation processes and showcase real engineering scenarios including buried mine explosions according to NATO STANAG standards, air burst explosion simulations and terminal ballistic impact analysis.

Attendees will gain insight into how simulation can improve survivability analysis, reduce development costs, and accelerate design decisions in defense engineering projects.

Introduction to Simcenter Radioss

Overview of the Simcenter Radioss explicit dynamics solver and its capabilities for modeling highly nonlinear transient events such as blast loading, impact and fragmentation. This section highlights the solver architecture, supported physics and its applications in defense engineering simulations.

Verification & Validation for Defense Simulations

Understanding the importance of verification and validation in ensuring simulation credibility. This section discusses validated simulation methodologies and how engineers ensure that results align with physical tests and regulatory requirements.

Buried Mine Explosion – NATO STANAG Simulation

Simulation of buried explosive threats and structural response under blast loading conditions. The session will demonstrate how Simcenter Radioss supports compliance with NATO STANAG survivability standards and enables engineers to evaluate vehicle and structural protection.

Air Burst Explosion Analysis

Modeling blast wave propagation and structural response from air-burst detonations. Engineers will see how simulation helps assess damage mechanisms, pressure propagation and structural integrity under explosive loads.

Terminal Ballistics Simulation

High-velocity projectile impact and penetration modeling using Simcenter Radioss. This section demonstrates how engineers evaluate armor performance, structural resistance, and survivability during ballistic events.