Reinforced Concrete Response to Near Field Explosions

Abstract

From a review of experimental test results for concrete slabs subjected to conventional blast loading, various failure mechanisms and their relationship to scaled breach distance are documented. Analytical studies demonstrate the failure of membrane action when included with the rigid flexural analysis of structural response. For more intense blast pressure intensities, procedures available in the literature are described.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135876

Entities

People

  • T. M. Baseheart

Organizations

  • University of Cincinnati

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Blast Loads
  • Blast Waves
  • Compression Waves
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Dynamic Response
  • Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Mechanics
  • Near Field
  • Plastic Deformation
  • Shape
  • Tensile Strength

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Pavement Materials Engineering.