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Lower Limb Response to Anti-personnel Landmine Blast Explosions: Injury Assessment and Mitigation Strategies
Injuries in lower extremities due to anti-personnel (AP) landmine blasts have been a major cause of amputation in soldiers. Therefore, it is crucial...
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Blast wave mitigation with galvanised polyurethane foam in a sandwich cladding
The sandwich cladding is a blast mitigation technique well described in the literature. One of the key parameters for its efficiency is a good...
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Evaluating the blast mitigation performance of hard/soft composite structures through field explosion experiment and numerical analysis
The application of hard/soft composite structure in personnel armor for blast mitigation is relatively practical and effective in realistic...
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Numerical Simulations of an Interaction of a Blast Wave Produced from a Shock Tube with an Object Placed at Various Positions
The pressure blast wave generated by a shock tube was simulated using a computational fluid dynamics technique to investigate blast load due to...
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A Scientific Exploration of Blast-Induced Ground Vibration Mitigation Strategies for Sustainable Coal Mining in India
Mining operations in close proximity to dwellings and sensitive structures present challenges in terms of mitigating the undesirable effects of...
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Numerical prediction on the mitigation of shock wave using geometric barriers
The propagation and mitigation of shock waves inside the shock tube have a great interest to researchers. This study focuses on shock wave mitigation...
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Blast mitigation by perforated plates using an explosive driven shock tube: study of geometry effects and plate numbers
This work is set in the context of blast mitigation based on geometric means, namely perforated metallic plates or grids. When a shock wave passes...
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Analysis of 3D interaction of a blast wave with a finite wall
The aim of this study is to characterize the interaction of a shock wave with an obstacle. The effect of the length of the obstacle on the shock wave...
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Research on the Attenuation of Blast Wave by Groups of Filled Cracks in Surrounding Rock of Cavern
This study introduces an approach for constructing groups of filled cracks in the surrounding rock to achieve anti-blasting and wave elimination...
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Behaviour of raked column subjected to blast loading
An explosion generates a blast wave that lasts only a few milliseconds and when detonates it produces an increased pressure involves a violent and...
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Quantitative proteomic profiling in brain subregions of mice exposed to open-field low-intensity blast reveals position-dependent blast effects
The neurological consequences of combat blast-induced neurotrauma (BINT) pose important clinical concerns for military service members and veterans....
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Experimental study on the use of the ARM Cortex M7 processor for measuring far-field blast waves
The ongoing study of blast waves and blast wave mitigation continues to play an essential role in protecting structures and personnel. The...
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Evaluating evidence supporting the relevancy of 4 psi as a blast overpressure value associated with brain health and performance outcomes following low-level blast overpressure exposure
Evidence suggests that low-level blast (LLB) overpressure exposure from military heavy weapons training is associated with subclinical adverse brain...
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Performance of the polyurea-coated steel tank under air blast load: a numerical study
Steel tanks are used in industries for several purposes, such as the storage of chemicals, water, oil, petroleum products, etc. These steel tanks are...
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Interaction of Shock Tube Generated Blast Wave with a Rectangular Object at Two Pressure Ratios: Numerical Simulations and Their Comparison
The generation of blast waves and their interaction with different objects is an essential topic of research recently to minimize damages and...
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Comparison of blast mitigation performance between water layers and water droplets
An experimental investigation was conducted to compare the blast mitigation performances of water layers, whose mass ratios to an explosive were
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Blast mitigation by water mist: the effect of the detonation configuration
In this paper, blast mitigation using water mist was evaluated to assess the operational capability of the use of firefighting systems implemented in...
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Experimental Study on the Mitigation Effects of Water Mist on Quasi-Static Pressure
In this study, the mitigation effects of water mist with different characteristics on quasi-static pressure were studied experimentally in a confined...
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Optimization of Concrete Chimneys Considering Random Underground Blast and Temperature Effects
Generally, design of concrete chimney is accomplished considering wind or earthquake loadings disregarding the blast effects. However, in recent...
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A Critical Review of Blast Wave Parameters and Approaches for Blast Load Mitigation
Casualty analysis of major terrorist attacks in recent decades shows an enormous increase in fatalities and economic losses. Due to frequent...
