Modeling Blast Loading on Buried Reinforced Concrete Structures with Zapotec

A coupled Euler-Lagrange solution approach is used to model the response of a buried reinforced concrete structure subjected to a close-in detonation of a high explosive charge. The coupling algorithm is discussed along with a set of benchmark calculations involving detonations in clay and sand.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Greg C. Bessette
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/719215