Blasts resulted from industrial/residential accidents and deliberate attacks can impose
extremely hazardous loading conditions upon nearby structures. The repercussions of these …

Recent surge of blast/bombing events around the world in terms of accidental and/or
malicious deliberate explosions has accelerated the development of various retrofit …

Very recently a new variant of reinforced concrete (RC) columns confined with a double
layer of transverse steel has been introduced by researchers and investigated its …

Anti-blast performance and damage characteristics of reinforced concrete slab with different
reinforcement ratios were analyzed in the present study through both blast experiments and …

This paper presents an experimental and analytical study examining the blast load
performance of steel reinforced (RC) concrete columns retrofitted with externally bonded …

Critical political and economic infrastructures are threatened by the intentional and
accidental explosions. At present, the analytical model and design approach for blast loaded …

The fuel tank related to the safety and normal operation of vehicle equipment has become a
vulnerable component under the attack from conventional ammunition and terrorist …

Clay brick masonry unit (CBMU) walls are widely used in building structures, and its damage
and protection under explosion loads have been a matter of concern in the field of …

As a means to lessen the threat of an accidental blast, the polyurea sprayed reinforcement of
masonry walls has attracted extensive attention. In this research, the detailed micro …

Reinforced concrete (RC) structures are commonly used in ocean engineering, and can be
subjected to various blast scenarios. To evaluate the strengthening effects of the carbon …