Consequence analysis by means of characteristic curves to determine the damage to humans from the detonation of explosive substances as a function of TNT equivalence

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 187-193

  Díaz Alonso, Fernando ^a   González Ferradás, Enrique ^a   Sánchez Pérez, Juan Francisco ^a   Miñana Aznar, Agustín ^a   Ruiz Gimeno, José ^a   Martínez Alonso, Jesús ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Unidad de Proteccion Civil   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characteristic curves; Consequence analysis; Damage to humans; Explosion; TNT equivalence

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; DAMAGE TO HUMANS; TNT EQUIVALENCE;

DETONATION;

DETONATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PULMONARY DISEASES;

EID: 34250335288     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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