Blast and Impact Engineering on Structures and Materials

• Other Authors: Castedo, Ricardo (Editor), López, Lina M. (Editor), Santos, Anastasio P. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; History of engineering & technology; Materials science; shaped charge; jet; cumulative charge; numerical simulation; LS-Dyna; blast-induced damage; explosion crater; lateral blasting; in situ stress; lateral free surface; blast; tunnel; pressure reduction module; LS-DYNA; mitigation; grid; water curtain; peak particle velocity; blasting-induced vibration; prediction; artificial neural networks; site factors K and m; open-pit blasting; blast loads; slab; column; connections; numerical analysis; numerical modeling; blasting stress wave; underground rock masses; initial stress; transmission coefficient; blast load; concrete columns; experimental testing; steel plate reinforced concrete walls; FE simulation; perforation analytical model; cavity expansion analysis; thin plates petaling; penetration; machine learning; concrete; rigid projectile; symbolic regression; engineering structures; validation; Semtex; hypervelocity impact; whipple shield; honeycomb passive shielding; micro-meteoroid and orbital debris (MMOD); Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH); finite-element analysis; LSDyna; IEDs; field test; reinforced concrete; blasting experiment; stemming material; shear thickening fluid; sand; blockage performance; AAC block; masonry wall; finite element; strengthening; ABAQUS; RCP; recycled aggregate concrete; impact loading; impact force; cracking; peak displacement; blast effects; hydrocode analysis; effects of explosions; blast loading; SDOF systems; thermochemistry of explosives; fragments; crater formation; damage to people; detonation; TNT; dynamite; air blast wave; overpressure; battle damage; X-ray tomography; two-stage light gas gun; high-velocity fragment; rock tunnel; sandstone; missile impact; blasting; airblast; input selection; hybrid SVR model; rod projectile; angle of attack; liquid cabin; overturn and yaw; trajectory; internal explosion; shock wave; corner; structural dimensions; Mach waves; improvised explosive device; sympathetic detonation; blasting cap; UHPC; mesoscale equivalent model; penetration experiments; parametric analysis; DOP prediction equation
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This Special Issue aimed to collect and present all breakthrough research on all intentional or unintentional explosions and impact problems. During the last decade, the investigation of these phenomena has been an active area of research in different fields (i.e., civil, defense, mining, aeronautical, naval, etc.), including experimental studies, analytical models, or numerical simulations; and this Special Issue is a faithful reflection of this trend.A total of twenty-six papers (twenty-five research papers and one review paper) in various fields of blast and impact engineering including blast loading issues over structures, beams, walls; penetration and impact; explosives safety and security; blasting effects on rocks and tunnels; are presented in this Special Issue.