Improving the Blast Resistance of Large Steel Gates—Numerical Study

Blast resistant gates/doors are essential for sensitive infrastructure, such as embassies, ministries, or parliaments. Lightweight gates equipped with ‘energy absorbing systems’ have better operational performance than the traditional costly and bulky design. Graded auxetic structures have not yet b...

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Main Authors: Hasan Al-Rifaie, Wojciech Sumelka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/13/9/2121