Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading

The hazard caused by the fragments of damaged structures is usually significant in accidental explosions or hostile blast events. A reliable and efficient method to estimate probable fragment size, velocity and launch distance will be useful to assess and design countermeasures to mitigate the possi...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Wang, M., Hao, Hong, Ding, Y., Li, Z.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Tianjin Daxue/Tianjin University 2008
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34423
_version_ 1848754218539679744
author Wang, M.
Hao, Hong
Ding, Y.
Li, Z.
author_facet Wang, M.
Hao, Hong
Ding, Y.
Li, Z.
author_sort Wang, M.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description The hazard caused by the fragments of damaged structures is usually significant in accidental explosions or hostile blast events. A reliable and efficient method to estimate probable fragment size, velocity and launch distance will be useful to assess and design countermeasures to mitigate the possible fragment hazards. This paper presents a numerical method for predicting the size and launch distance of the fragments caused by explosive damage of masonry wall. Numerical simulations with different scaled distances are carried out, and the statistical distribution functions of the fragment size and launch distance in terms of the scaled distance are derived.
first_indexed 2025-11-14T08:36:55Z
format Journal Article
id curtin-20.500.11937-34423
institution Curtin University Malaysia
institution_category Local University
last_indexed 2025-11-14T08:36:55Z
publishDate 2008
publisher Tianjin Daxue/Tianjin University
recordtype eprints
repository_type Digital Repository
spelling curtin-20.500.11937-344232017-02-28T01:38:22Z Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading Wang, M. Hao, Hong Ding, Y. Li, Z. The hazard caused by the fragments of damaged structures is usually significant in accidental explosions or hostile blast events. A reliable and efficient method to estimate probable fragment size, velocity and launch distance will be useful to assess and design countermeasures to mitigate the possible fragment hazards. This paper presents a numerical method for predicting the size and launch distance of the fragments caused by explosive damage of masonry wall. Numerical simulations with different scaled distances are carried out, and the statistical distribution functions of the fragment size and launch distance in terms of the scaled distance are derived. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34423 Tianjin Daxue/Tianjin University restricted
spellingShingle Wang, M.
Hao, Hong
Ding, Y.
Li, Z.
Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading
title Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading
title_full Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading
title_fullStr Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading
title_full_unstemmed Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading
title_short Numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading
title_sort numerical prediction of statistical masonry wall fragment distribution induced by blast loading
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/34423