Dynamic response of a reinforced concrete slab subjected to air blast load

Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 140-147

  Tai, Y S ^a   Chu, T L ^b   Hu, H T ^c   Wu, J Y ^c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR ENERGY RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Blast pressure wave; Finite element analysis; Numerical simulation; Reinforced concrete slab

Indexed keywords

AIR BLAST; ANALYSIS AND DESIGN; BLAST PRESSURE; EMPIRICAL EQUATIONS; EXPLOSION MODELS; INFLUENCING FACTOR; MATERIAL PARAMETER; NON-LINEAR FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS; PRESSURE WAVES; PROPERTY LOSS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONCRETE SLABS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EXPLOSIVES; MILITARY ENGINEERING; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84855317863     PISSN: 01678442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tafmec.2011.11.002     Document Type: Article

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