The reinforced concrete (RC) structural component might suffer a great damage under close-
in explosion. Different from distant explosions, blast loads generated by the close-in …

The challenge of protecting the nation against the attack of terrorism has raised the
importance to explore the understanding of building materials against the explosion. Unlike …

Blast events and scenarios, as known, represent extreme phenomena that may result in
catastrophic consequences, both for humans and structures. Accordingly, for engineering …

Assessment of the structural dynamic response caused by an explosion is complex due to
the high velocity impact, the transient nature of the deformation and the interactions between …

The present study deals with three-dimensional nonlinear finite element (FE) analyses of
tunnels with curved alignment in the longitudinal direction, subjected to internal blast …

Abstract Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapour Explosion (BLEVE) in open space has been
investigated in the authors' previous study. However, for designing structures against BLEVE …

While the current state of blast-resistant design methods is based largely on empirical
observations of actual explosive testing or numerical simulations, experimental testing …

Nacre, the inner layer of mollusk shells holds the key to the development of an effective
composite system for protecting structures from extreme loads due to its superior fracture …

Abstract The Alternative Load Path (ALP) method is widely used to assess progressive
collapse resistance of steel framed structures. Code-based ALP is a threat-independent …

Airblast disturbances, like ground vibrations, are undesirable by-products of blasting.
Airblast damage and annoyance are directly related to factors such as blast design, weather …