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

Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-81

  Díaz Alonso, Fernando ^a   González Ferradás, Enrique ^a   Doval Miñarro, Marta ^a   Miñana Aznar, Agustín ^a   Ruiz Gimeno, José ^a   Sánchez Pérez, Juan Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characteristic curves; Consequence analysis; Damage to buildings; Explosion; Explosive substances; TNT equivalence

Indexed keywords

DETONATION; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

CHARACTERISTIC CURVES; CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS; EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCES; TNT EQUIVALENCE;

EXPLOSIONS;

DETONATION; EXPLOSIONS; FUNCTION EVALUATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PRESSURE EFFECTS;

EID: 37349122747     PISSN: 09504230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jlp.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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