Abstract: The mode approximation method (MAM) is an effective approach when analyzing dynamic structural responses and damages to blast loading. The pressure-impulse (P-I) diagram generated from the MAM provides an efficient and ...

Abstract: A load-cladding-structure (LCS) model is developed to investigate the protective effects of foam claddings on the main structure subjected to blast loads. The properties of the blast load and the foam cladding as well as ...

Abstract: Decoupling of soil-structure interaction is applied to analyze buried structure damage due to external blast load. The structural element under analysis is assumed to deform as a simply supported rigid-plastic beam. Shear ...