{"id":5,"date":"2016-06-14T11:25:22","date_gmt":"2016-06-14T15:25:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1409.mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/home\/"},"modified":"2022-09-17T21:39:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T01:39:54","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/","title":{"rendered":"Ballistic Loading and Structural Testing Lab (BLAST)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-193\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/LOGO-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/LOGO-1.png 1776w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/LOGO-1-600x129.png 600w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/LOGO-1-768x165.png 768w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/LOGO-1-1200x258.png 1200w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/LOGO-1-992x213.png 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The primary goal of our group is to understand the behavior of different materials at high rates of loading. We are particularly interested in shock and dynamic impact loading as they relate to composite materials. We have expertise in understanding woven composites and the complex architectures associated with them.<\/p>\n<section class=\"callOut gray-lighter-bg\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-sm-6\">\n\t\t<aside id=\"recent-posts-3\" class=\"widget_recent_entries amr_widget \">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"widget-title\" >News<\/h1>\n\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/news\/2021\/tyler-goode-wins-best-research-video-clip\/\">Tyler Goode Wins Best Research Video Clip<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/news\/2021\/blast-lab-featured-in-alumni-magazine\/\">BLAST lab Featured in Alumni Magazine<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/news\/2020\/andrew-rocco-receives-nsf-fellowship\/\">Andrew Rocco Receives NSF Fellowship<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/news\/2019\/blast-lab-selected-for-zero-g-flight\/\">BLAST Lab selected for Zero-G flight<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/news\/2019\/congratulations-to-tyler-goode-for-asc-phd-research-scholarship\/\">Congratulations to Tyler Goode for ASC PhD Research Scholarship<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t<\/aside> <a href=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/news\/\"><em>More <strong>News<\/strong> -&gt;<\/em><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"callOut\">\n<h2>Current Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"NC_Space_Grant_logo_small\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-429\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1200px-NASA_logo-600x497.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"96\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1200px-NASA_logo-600x497.png 600w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1200px-NASA_logo-768x636.png 768w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1200px-NASA_logo-967x800.png 967w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1200px-NASA_logo.png 1200w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2018\/04\/1200px-NASA_logo-992x821.png 992w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"NC_Space_Grant_logo_small\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-478\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/CSI-Logo-800x800-600x196.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/CSI-Logo-800x800-600x196.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/CSI-Logo-800x800-768x251.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/CSI-Logo-800x800.jpg 794w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 181px) 100vw, 181px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"NC_Space_Grant_logo_small\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-479 \" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Previous Sponsors<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-58\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/logo_nsf1.jpg\" alt=\"logo_nsf1\" width=\"104\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/logo_nsf1.jpg 125w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/logo_nsf1-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/about.facebook.com\/realitylabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-486\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/FB_logo-600x61.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/FB_logo-600x61.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/FB_logo-768x78.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/FB_logo.jpg 832w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arl.army.mil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-60\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/ARL_logo.png\" alt=\"ARL_logo\" width=\"201\" height=\"74\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"NC_Space_Grant_logo_small\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-413\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/Unknown.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"55\" \/><\/a><a style=\"color: #990000;text-decoration: underline\" href=\"NC_Space_Grant_logo_small\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-412\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/12\/VX-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"65\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncspacegrant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-61\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/NC_Space_Grant_logo_small.jpg\" alt=\"NC_Space_Grant_logo_small\" width=\"185\" height=\"72\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.acq.osd.mil\/dte-trmc\/technology_development.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-62\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/TE.jpg\" alt=\"T&amp;E\" width=\"104\" height=\"104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/TE.jpg 160w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/TE-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2016\/07\/TE-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 104px) 100vw, 104px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/windpact.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-369\" src=\"https:\/\/mae.ncsu.edu\/blast\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2017\/05\/Windpact-PosLogo-Stacked-2Color-RGB-600x504.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"134\" 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We are particularly interested in shock and dynamic impact loading as they relate to composite materials. We have expertise in understanding woven composites and the complex architectures associated with them. 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