Structures Under Shock and Impact

Section 1: Impact and blast loading characteristics Approximation of blast loading and single degree-of-freedom modelling parameters for long span girders; Numerical study of water plume behavior under shallow depth explosion; Rubble pile characterization model; Laboratory simulation of blast loading on building and bridge structures; Numerical analysis of the hydrodynamic ram of a CFRP integral tank; Simplified blast simulation procedure for hazard mitigation planning; Elastodynamic contact in plate-like bodies; Effect of silty-sand compressibility on transferred velocity from impulsive blast loading Section 2: Material response to high rate loading Advances in high strain rate material testing; The behavior of elastomers at high strain rates; Strain rate effect in material testing of bulk adhesive; An investigation of the dynamic behavior of 3-D four direction carbon-fibers/epoxy braid composites at various strain rates; Influence of dynamic effects on the resistance of steel building structures to brittle failures; The effect of braid angle on the dynamic response of 3-D four direction carbon/epoxy braid composites at high strain rates; Explosive shock and laser exposure of metallic and ceramic materials; Numerical modeling of bumps using the stress stages; Explosion-induced damage to oilwell perforating gun carriers Section 3: Missile penetration and explosion Low velocity perforation design of metal plates; Penetration of a coarse sand target by rigid projectiles; The calculation of the depth of penetration for projectiles into rock; Robust prediction of residual velocities and ballistic limits of projectiles for impact on thin aluminium plates; Experimental and numerical investigations on projectile penetration into polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete targets Section 4: Protection of structures from blast loads Design of optimally safe recovery boilers against occurrence and consequences of internal explosions; Development of thin, spray-on liner and composite superliner area supports for damage mitigation in blast- and rockburst-induced rock failure events; Blast protection in military land vehicle programmes: approach, methodology and testing; Blast induced glass hazards: a comparison of design approaches and recent research; Prediction of airblast loads in complex environments using artificial neural networks; Consequences on port facilities of a tanker explosion Section 5: Behaviour of structural concrete Testing and simulation of local damage in a concrete plate by the impact of a hard projectile; Optimization design of a RC slab under impact load using DPSO-based multiple optimal solutions; The principle of crater-formation of a concrete target plate penetrated by a projectile; Dynamic interpretation of brittle fracture; Reactive powder concrete plate response to a flat projectile impact Section 6: Structural behaviour of composites Vacuum infusion of a composite E-glass vinylester laminate for nautical application: experimental response to repeated impacts; Modelling of the bullet perforation of textile targets; Some insights into the impact fatigue damage behaviour in laminated composites; A novel lightweight sandwich panel with substantial resistance to ballistic penetration Section 7: Interaction between computational and experimental results Identification and simulation of the impact characteristics of the viscous mount; Numerical studies on impact tests of a full-size metal storage cask Section 8: Energy absorbing issues Compact energy absorbing cellular structure; Energy absorption of safety nets in building construction Section 9: Structural crashworthiness Materials behaviour and numerical simulation of a turbine blade-off containment analysis; Experimental investigation of the energy absorption capability of bonded crash boxes; Mechanical properties of plain-woven CFRP reinforced by spread fiber tow during and after drop-weight impact Section 10: Structural serviceability under impact loading Structural serviceability under impact and dynamic loading; Application of the island-genetic algorithm to optimal impact resistance design of a RC slab; Dynamic response of an office building loaded by an explosion-generated air wave; Drop impact of a typical portable electronic device; Non-ideal explosive performance in a building structure Section 11: Seismic engineering applications Spectrum-based estimation method for peak structural responses of a SDOF system pounding against rigid structures; A high precision spectrum rectifying technique; Prediction of response spectral parameters for Bhuj earthquake (26th January 2001) using a component attenuation modelling technique; Poundings of seismically isolated buildings during strong earthquakes