Effects of foam claddings for structure protection against blast loads

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 41-47

  Ye, Z Q ^a   Ma, G W ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blast loads; Foam; Protective structures

Indexed keywords

CLADDING (COATING); FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BLAST LOADS; FOAM CLADDINGS; PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES;

BLAST RESISTANCE;

BLAST RESISTANCE; CLADDING (COATING); FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL METHOD; FOAM; LOADING; MODELING;

EID: 33845663301     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2007)133:1(41)     Document Type: Article

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