Spall damage is a typical damage mode of concrete structures under blast or high velocity
impact loads. Blast and impact loads generate a stress wave propagating in the structure. At …

As a common structure in engineering, reinforced concrete (RC) arch may be subjected to
explosion load in its life cycle. However, there are few studies on the blast resistance of RC …

Prestressing technique has been widely used in civilian and military constructions. The
prestressed reinforced concrete (RC) structural components such as beams and columns …

Abstract Sandwich panel with Honeycomb Filled with Circular Tubes (HFCT) as core is
numerically investigated by using ABAQUS/Explicit in this study. To calibrate the numerical …

This paper investigates the advantages and accuracy of a finite element simulation of a blast
loaded full-scale slab by validating the results with the corresponding field tests. For this …

In this study, a novel type of Bio-Inspired Energy-Absorbing Device (BIEAD) utilising shear
thickening characteristics of shear thickening fluid (STF) is proposed. The viscoelastic …

The blast response of clamped sandwich panels with layered-gradient aluminium foam
cores was studied experimentally and numerically. The effective blast impulse acting on …

This paper introduces a protective sandwich structure with simultaneous auxetic
compression and tension behaviour (termed as the dual-mechanism) in the core. To achieve …

This paper aims at investigation of failure characteristic of RC slabs under combined blast
and fragment loading. With experimental device designed, blast tests were conducted to …

Reinforced concrete (RC) structural members subjected to blast loading behave differently
as compared to the same subjected to quasi-static loading. Numerical studies are conducted …