Explosive Loading of Engineering Structures - A History of Research and a Review of Recent Developments

List of contents

The nature of explosions. The detonation of explosive charges. Dust, gas, vapour and propellant. Structural loading from distant explosions. Structural loading from local explosions. Pressure measurement and blast stimulation. Penetration and fragmentation. Weapons and their effects. Residual strength and safety. Index.

About the author

P.S. Bulson was Visiting professor University of Southampton, England, since 1983. Convenor project team on Eurocode for Structural Aluminum, Brussels, 1994-1997.

Summary

This book reviews the development of research into the explosive loading of structures, mainly since the beginning of the twentieth century. Major contributions in the fields of measurement, analysis and prediction are discussed.

Product details

• Authors: P S Bulson, P. S. Bulson, P.S. Bulson
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367866341
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86634-1
• No. of pages: 272
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; ARCHITECTURE / Methods & Materials, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Structural, Civil engineering, surveying and building, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Explosives & Pyrotechnics, Explosives technology and pyrotechnics