Spalling of concrete subjected to blast loading

This paper presents outcomes of the blast field tests of FRC and reinforced concrete specimens, which were performed in cooperation with the Czech Army corps and Police of the Czech Republic in the military training area Boletice. The numerical evaluation of the experiments focused on the spalling o...

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Main Authors: Foglar M., Kovar M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2013-09-01
Series:MATEC Web of Conferences
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20130607005
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Summary:This paper presents outcomes of the blast field tests of FRC and reinforced concrete specimens, which were performed in cooperation with the Czech Army corps and Police of the Czech Republic in the military training area Boletice. The numerical evaluation of the experiments focused on the spalling of concrete subjected to blast loading started after the first set of the tests, took almost 3 years and required further small-scale experiments performed in the labs of the Czech Technical University.
ISSN:2261-236X