Dr Paul J Hazell

Paul Hazell

Reader in Shock and Impact Mechanics/Head of the Dynamic Response Group
Location: Shrivenham campus
E: p.j.hazell@cranfield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1793 784195 or +44 (0)1793 785731
Department of Engineering and Applied Science


Current activities

Paul started his career as a quality engineer for Honda of the UK Manufacturing after which he completed a four-year Engineering Doctorate examining the high-velocity impact response of ceramic materials. Subsequently he was employed as a Lecturer in 1998 and promoted to Senior Lecturer and Head of the Dynamic Response Group in 2006. His research interests centre on the science behind armour development and more specifically impact, penetration and the shock response of materials. Paul is a Visiting Fellow at the University of New South Wales and a Honorary Lecturer at Imperial College London and is supported by the Institute of Shock Physics. Paul is a regular visitor to the Australian Defence Force Academy  where he teaches on aspects of Firepower and Protection. 

Paul teaches the science of terminal ballistics, shock waves, armour design concepts, ceramic armour and explosive reactive armour, material modelling for hydrocodes and ammunition design; he is also the module leader for Armour Systems Design. 

Find out more about Paul's research interests here.

He has written several research articles on armour, impact, shock and the dynamic behaviour of materials. Some recent examples are listed below.

Awards

Fellow of the IMechE

Winner of a ‘Best Teacher Award’ for contributions to an MSc course at the National University of Singapore, 28 March 2006.

Winner of the ‘National Lecture Competition’ (UK) sponsored by the Institute of Materials, 24 April 1997.

Selected publications

Journal Contributions - 2008 to present

Shepherd CJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ, Wilgeroth JM, Hazell PJ, Allsop DF. On the response of ballistic soap to one-dimensional shock loading, International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 38, (12), pp. 981-988, (2011). 

Nanda H, Appleby-Thomas GJ, Wood DC, Hazell PJ. Ballistic behaviour of explosively shattered alumina and silicon carbide targets. Advances in Applied Ceramics, Vol. 110, (5), pp. 287-292, (2011). 

Hazell PJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ, Trinquant X, Chapman DJ. In-fiber shock propagation in Dyneema. Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 110, (4), 043504 (2011). 

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Dahini G. On the response of two commercially-important CFRP structures to multiple ice impacts. Composite Structures, Vol. 93, (10), pp. 2619-2627, (2011) 

Wood DC, Hazell PJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ, Barnes NR. Shock behaviour of a phenolic resin. Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 46, (18), pp. 5991-5999, (2011). 

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Wilgeroth JM, Shepherd CJ, Wood DC, Roberts A. On the dynamic behavior of three readily available soft tissue simulants. Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 109, (8), 084701 (2011).

Hazell PJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ, Herlaar K, Painter J. Inelastic deformation and failure of tungsten carbide under ballistic-loading conditions. Materials Science and Engineering A. Vol. 527, (29-30), pp. 7638-7645, (2010).  

Hazell PJ. Guest Editorial for the Special Issue on Ceramic Armour. Advances in Applied Ceramics. Vol. 109 (8), p. 445, (2010). 

Hazell PJ. Measuring the strength of materials by depth-of-penetration testing. Advances in Applied Ceramics. Vol. 109 (8) pp. 504-510, (2010).  

Wilgeroth J, Hazell PJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ. The shock response of a rendered porcine fat. Journal of Applied Physics. Vol. 108 (9), 093527, (2010). 

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Wilgeroth J, Woods D. On the interpretation of lateral manganin gauge stress measurements in polymers. Journal of Applied Physics Vol. 108, (3), 033524 (2010).

Hazell PJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ, Kister G. Impact, penetration, and perforation of a bonded carbon-fibre-reinforced plastic composite panel by a high-velocity steel sphere: an experimental study. The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design. Vol. 45 (6), pp. 439 – 450, (2010).

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ. A study on the strength of an armour-grade aluminium under high strain-rate loading. Journal of Applied Physics.Vol. 107, (12), 123508 (2010).

Hazell PJ, Beveridge C, Groves K, Appleby-Thomas G. The shock compression of microorganism-loaded broths and emulsions: Experiments and simulations. International Journal of Impact Engineering, Vol. 37, (4), pp. 433–440, (2010).

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Stennett C. The variation in lateral and longitudinal stress gauge response within an RTM 6 epoxy resin under one-dimensional shock loading. Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 44, (22), pp. 6187-6198, (2009).

Hazell PJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ. A study on the energy dissipation of several different CFRP-based targets completely penetrated by a high velocity projectile. Composite Structures. Vol. 91. (1) pp 103-109 (2009)

Hazell PJ, Cowie A, Kister G, Stennett C, Cooper GA. Penetration of a woven CFRP laminate by a high velocity steel sphere impacting at velocities of up to 1875 m/s. International Journal of Impact Engineering. Vol. 136 (9) pp 1136-1142 (2009)

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Stennett, C, Cooper G, Herlaar K, Diederen AM. Shock propagation in a cemented tungsten carbide. Journal of Applied Physics. Vol 105, 064916 (2009).

Hazell PJ, Stennett C, Cooper G. The effect of specimen thickness on the shock propagation along the in-fibre direction of an aerospace-grade CFRP laminate. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacture, Vol. 40, (2), pp. 204-209 (2009).

Hazell PJ, Edwards MR, Longstaff H, Erskine J. Penetration of a glass-faced transparent elastomeric resin by a lead-antimony-cored bullet. International Journal of Impact Engineering. Vol. 36, (1), pp. 147-153 (2009)  

Hazell PJ, Stennett C, Cooper G. The shock and release behaviour of an aerospace-grade cured aromatic amine epoxy resin. Polymer Composites, Vol.29, (10) pp. 1106-1110 (2008)

Hazell PJ, Roberson C, Moutinho M. The design of mosaic armour: the influence of tile-size on the ballistic performance. Materials and Design, Vol. 29, (8), pp. 1497-1503 (2008)

Hazell PJ, Kister G, Stennett C, Bourque P, Cooper G. Normal and oblique penetration of woven CFRP laminates by a high velocity steel sphere. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacture, Vol. 39, (5), pp. 866-874 (2008)


Conference Contributions - 2008 to present

Stennett C, Cooper GA, Hazell PJ, Appleby-Thomas G. Initiation of secondary explosives measured using embedded electromagnetic gauges. In Elert M, Butler WT, Furnish MD, Anderson WW, Proud WG, editors, CP1195, Shock Compression of Condensed Matter – 2009, American Institute of Physics, Melville, New York, pp. 267-270.

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Millett JCF, Bourne NK. Deviatoric response of an armour-grade aluminium alloy. In Elert M, Butler WT, Furnish MD, Anderson WW, Proud WG, editors, CP1195, Shock Compression of Condensed Matter – 2009, American Institute of Physics, Melville, New York, pp. 533-536.

Hazell PJ, Beveridge C, Groves K, Stennett C. Shock compression and recovery of microorganism-loaded broths and an emulsion. In Elert M, Butler WT, Furnish MD, Anderson WW, Proud WG, editors, CP1195, Shock Compression of Condensed Matter – 2009, American Institute of Physics, Melville, New York, pp. 1395-1398.

Shepherd CJ, Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Allsop DF. The dynamic behaviour of ballistic gelatin. In Elert M, Butler WT, Furnish MD, Anderson WW, Proud WG, editors, CP1195, Shock Compression of Condensed Matter – 2009, American Institute of Physics, Melville, New York, pp. 1399-1402.

Appleby-Thomas GJ, Hazell PJ, Stennett C, Cooper G, Cleave R. The dynamic behaviour of a modified polyurethane resin. DYMAT 2009 Vol. 2, pp. 1081-1087, (2009).

Herlaar K, Diederen AM, Appleby-Thomas G, Hazell PJ. The shock response of a cemented tungsten carbide. In Bless S, Walker JD, editors, Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Ballistics, pp. 752-760, New Orleans, USA, 22-26 September (2008).

Herlaar K, Diederen AM, Appleby-Thomas G, Hazell PJ. Ballistic impact experiments of tungsten carbide projectiles onto tungsten carbide targets. In Bless S, Walker JD, editors, Proceedings of the 24th International Symposium on Ballistics, pp. 744-751, New Orleans, USA, 22-26 September (2008).

Hazell PJ, Moutinho M, Roberson C, Moore N. The influence of tile size on the ballistic performance of a ceramic-faced polymer. In Franks LP, Salem J, Zhu D, editors, Advances in Ceramic Armor III, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings, Vol. 28, Issue 5, pp. 19-27, (2008).


Magazine Articles - 2006 to present

Hazell PJ. Advances in Ceramic Armour. Military Technology, Vol. 33, Issue 4, pp. 118-126, (2009).

Hazell PJ. Advances in Explosive Reactive Armour. Military Technology, Vol. 32, Issue 6, pp. 124-133, (2008).

Hazell PJ. Active protection systems come of age. Military Technology, Vol. 31, Issue 9, pp. 113-122, (2007).

Hazell PJ. The development of armour materials. Military Technology, Vol. 30, Issue 4, pp. 54-62, (2006).

 

Books - 2006 to present

Hazell PJ. Ceramic Armour: Design and defeat mechanisms. Argos Press, Canberra, Australia, ISBN 1 921138 01 7, (2006).

 

Documentaries – 2006 to present

Inventions of War, Episode 2: Tank, for Channel 5 (UK) and National Geographic. Windfall films (2006).