Close-in blast loading of a steel disc; sensitivity to steel strength modeling

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 20, Issue 6-10, 1997, Pages 651-662

  Raftenberg, Martin N ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISKS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); LOADS (FORCES); STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

EPIC LAGRANGIAN WAVECODE;

EXPLOSIONS;

EID: 0031374213     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0734-743x(97)87452-0     Document Type: Article

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