Design charts relating to protection of structures against airblast from high explosives

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 186-192

  Rose, T A ^a   Smith, P D ^a   Mays, G C ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRBLAST; DESIGN CHARTS; SIDE ON IMPULSE;

ENGINEERING RESEARCH; EXPLOSIVES; GRAPHIC METHODS; LOADS (FORCES); PRESSURE EFFECTS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

BLAST RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031141451     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/istbu.1997.29307     Document Type: Article

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