On dimensionless loading parameters for close-in blasts

Close-range blasts pose a threat through severe damage to structures and injury or death. In this work, the spatial and temporal descriptions of a localised blast load are presented using 6 non-dimensional parameters. These are found to be solely functions of the charge stand-off distance to diamete...

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Main Authors: K Micallef, A Fallah, D Pope, M Moatamedi, L Louca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MULTIPHYSICS 2016-10-01
Series:International Journal of Multiphysics
Online Access:http://journal.multiphysics.org/index.php/IJM/article/view/286