[HTML][HTML] Numerical study on perforation damage and fragmentation of reinforced concrete slab under close-in explosion

Z Wang, W Chen, Z Huang, H Hao - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) structure is prone to suffer localized damage when exposed to
close-in explosions. Spalling damage might occur due to the reflected tensile stress wave …

[HTML][HTML] Fragment prediction of reinforced concrete wall under close-in explosion using Fragment Graph Network (FGN)

Z Wang, Q Li, W Chen, H Hao, L Li - Computers & Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) walls are vulnerable to severe damage under high-intensity, close-
in TNT explosions. Substantial secondary fragments at high ejecting velocities could be …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of structural configuration on perforation/spalling damage and secondary fragment velocity of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to close-in explosion

Z Wang, W Chen, Z Huang, H Hao - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Reinforced concrete (RC) slabs are vulnerable to localized damage from close-in TNT
explosions, suffering perforation and extensive spalling damages that generate high-velocity …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of band-beam slabs subjected to close-in blast loading-Experimental and numerical study

K Wijesooriya, D Mohotti, PLN Fernando… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract" Band-beam slab" or" slab with a shallow beam" are widely used in contemporary
multi-level building construction and are particularly common in lower levels and …

An efficient partitioned framework to couple arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian and meshless vector form intrinsic finite element methods for fluid-structure interaction …

Y Zhang, D Chen, H Qian, Z Chen, F Fan… - Applied Mathematical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Vector Form Intrinsic Finite Element (VFIFE) is an advanced meshless
Lagrangian structural solver. This study introduces a partitioned framework to integrate …

Failure mode and response of a typical RC straight and skew highway girder bridge under the blast, wrapped with and without a non-Explosive Reactive armour using …

S Saha - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Engineering infrastructures are the backbone of a nation from a socioeconomic and strategic
viewpoint. The transport system is one of the most critical engineering infrastructures. Again …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning-aided inverse analysis framework to accelerate the exploration of DP steel microstructures

M Suzuki, K Shizawa, M Muramatsu - Materials Today Communications, 2024 - Elsevier
Materials development requires numerous numbers of trial and error experiments. To
reduce the experimental cost, numerical simulations which predict material microstructures …

[HTML][HTML] A probability-based risk assessment of secondary fragments ejected from the reinforced concrete wall under close-in explosions

Z Wang, Q Li, W Chen, H Hao, L Li - Structural Safety, 2025 - Elsevier
Improvised explosive device (IED) poses a significant threat due to its simplicity of
fabrication and deployment. For reinforced concrete (RC) walls, the close-in IED explosions …

Advancing blast fragmentation simulation of RC slabs: A graph neural network approach

Q Li, Z Wang, W Chen, L Li, H Hao - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate prediction of blast-induced fragmentation in reinforced concrete (RC) structures is
pivotal for structural debris hazard assessment in an explosion event. This assessment is …

Intermediate flexural crack debonding of externally bonded FRP in RC beams through a FEM formulation based on positions

DS Bomfim, HB Coda, RR Paccola - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study presents a new strategy for simulating the coupling of internal and external
reinforcements in continuum media, accounting for large translations and rotations, using …