Blast and Ballistic Loading of Structures

Brings together the key elements of the loads produced from explosive sources, how they interact with structures and the way structures respond to them. This work presents quantitative information and design methods. It is also includes a coverage of the threat spectrum, and is supported by relevant worked examples.

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This book brings together, in a concise format, the key elements of the loads produced from explosive sources, and how they interact with structures. Explosive sources include gas, high explosives, dust and nuclear materials.
It presents quantitative information and design methods in a useable form without recourse to extensive mathematical analysis. The authors, Peter Smith and John Hetherington, are staff members at the Royal Military College of Science in Shrivenham and have been instrumental in establishing an active team studying the response of structures to blast and ballistic loading.