New study reveals cause of Oceangate submarine explosion

Last 18 June 2023tragic incident of titan submarineA submersible that carried five people to the place where titanicBut which unfortunately burst deep enough, just a few 500 meters Of the famous shipwrecks.

Recently a study was published Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)Prestigious multidisciplinary scientific journal published by United States National Academy of Sciences which publishes original research in a wide range of scientific fields, including biology, medicine, engineering, mathematics, physics and social sciences, presents new findings about the tragic event last June 2023.

According to researchers from University of HoustonThe study suggests that small flaws in the submarine’s hull may have played a role in the tragedy.

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Head of Research and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Roberto BallariniExplains that “the integrity of the submarine may have been compromised by damage to the material used for its hull that had accumulated during the many voyages it made before its collapse.”

”The material used for the Titan’s hull was carbon fiber composite. It is well known that under compressive loads, the fibers of such composites are susceptible to microbuckling and can separate from the matrix around them,” the study said.

“If Titan’s hull experienced such damage under the extreme compression pressures it experienced during its dive, its stiffness and strength would have been significantly reduced and, combined with the inevitable geometric imperfections introduced during its construction, “May contribute to its inclination.” He concluded.