Non-linear Analysis of Blast Walls and Stiffened Panels Subjected to Hydrocarbon Explosions

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-113

  Louca, L A ^a   Punjani, M ^b   Harding, J E ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EXPLOSIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTICITY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; STIFFNESS; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

BLAST WALLS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE DYNA3D;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 0030128724     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0143-974X(95)00026-R     Document Type: Article

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