Numerical modelling of masonry wall response to blast loads

Masonry walls are commonly used in both residential and office buildings as either load-carrying structural components or partition walls. Failure of a load-carrying masonry wall to terrorist bombing attack or accidental gas explosion could result in collapse of the structure. The debris generated f...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hao, Hong
Format: Journal Article
Published: Institution of Engineers, Australia 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47560