Blast loading and blast effects on structures - An overview

Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 76-91

  Ngo, T ^a   Mendis, P ^a   Gupta, A ^a   Ramsay, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLASTING; DEBRIS; DYNAMIC LOADS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

BLAST EFFECTS; BLAST LOADING; CATASTROPHES; VEHICLE BOMBS;

STRUCTURAL LOADS;

EID: 38149098557     PISSN: 14439255     EISSN: 14439255     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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