An Assessment of Architecturally Appealing, Semi-Open Shock Mitigation Devices

Abstract

The blast mitigation potential of architecturally appealing alternatives to blastwalls is investigated numerically. Seven different designs are compared. It is found that for some of these, the maximum pressure is comparable to usual, closed wallwalls, and the maximum impulse approximately 50% higher. This would indicate that such designs could offer an alternative blast mitigation device that city planners may find acceptable.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA560431

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People

  • Joseph D. Baum
  • Rainald Loehner

Organizations

  • George Mason University

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Data Science
  • Explosions
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Information Operations
  • Materials
  • Shock Mitigation
  • Standards

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