2007: Mine impact burial model (IMPACT35) verification and improvement using sediment bearing factor method

Abstract—Recently, a 3-D model (IMPACT35) was developed to predict a falling cylindrical mine’s location and orientation in air–water–sediment columns. The model contains the following three components: 1) triple coordinate transform, 2) hydrody-namics of falling rigid object in a single medium (air, water, or sediment) and in multiple media (air–water and water–sediment interfaces), and 3) delta method for sediment resistance with the transient pore pressure. Two mine-impact burial experiments were conducted to detect the mine trajectory in water column [Carderock Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)