Validation of Airblast Damage Predictions Using a Microcomputer Based High Explosive Damage Assessment Model (HEXDAM)

Abstract

A flexible and easy to use microcomputer program has been developed to predict the damage to facilities resulting from the effects of conventional explosions. This High Explosive Damage Assessment Model (HIXDAK) is intended to provide safety engineering offices and facility designers a tool for rapid evaluation of airblast damage to structures. The model was first reported at the 1988 Explosive Safety Seminar and has received widespread distribution within the U. S . Government and industry. This paper presents additional data which verifies the capability of HEXDAM to accurately predict structural damage for a wide range structure types and explosive events.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA515275

Entities

People

  • Joseph M. Serena Iii
  • Paul M. Lahoud

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Civil Engineering
  • Damage Assessment
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • High Explosives
  • Personal Computers
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Safety
  • Safety Engineering
  • Structural Components
  • Weapons Effects

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Computer Science.
  • Explosive Engineering.