Blast resistance of FRP composites and polymer strengthened concrete and masonry structures - A state-of-the-art review

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 509-522

  Buchan, P A ^a,b   Chen, J F ^b  

^a Weidlinger Associates Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

A. Fibres; A. Polymer matrix composites; B. Strength; Blast retrofitting; C. Numerical analysis

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; CONCRETE REINFORCEMENTS; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; RETROFITTING;

BLAST PROTECTION; BLAST RETROFITTING; MASONRY STRUCTURES; POLYMER STRENGTHENED CONCRETE STRUCTURES;

BLAST RESISTANCE;

EID: 34047188667     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2006.07.009     Document Type: Article

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