Prediction of airblast loads on structures behind a protective barrier

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 363-375

  Zhou, X Q ^a   Hao, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Blast loading; Impulse; Numerical simulation; Pressure time history; Protective barrier

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURVE FITTING; EXPLOSION TESTING; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BLAST LOADING; PRESSURE-TIME HISTORY; PROTECTIVE BARRIERS;

BLAST RESISTANCE;

EID: 38349135441     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2007.03.003     Document Type: Article

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