Blast Mitigation: Experimental And Numerical Studies

Arun Shukla · Yapa D.S. Rajapakse Mary Ellen Hynes Editors Blast Mitigation Experimental and Numerical Studies Blast Mitigation Arun Shukla • Yapa D.S. Rajapakse Mary Ellen Hynes Editors Blast Mitigation Experimental and Numerical Studies Editors Arun Shukla Department of Mechanical, Industrial and Systems Engineering University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI, USA Yapa D.S. Rajapakse Office of Naval Research Solid Mechanics Arlington, VA, USA Mary Ellen Hynes Infrastructure Protection & Disaster Management Science and Technology Directorate U.S. Department of Homeland Security Washington, DC, USA ISBN 978-1-4614-7266-7 ISBN 978-1-4614-7267-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-7267-4 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2013941355 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com) Preface The aim of this book is to present a collected source of recent knowledge to graduate students and researchers working in the field of blast loadings and their effect on material and structural failure. This book covers experimental, numerical, and analytical aspects of material and structural response to dynamic blast loads and th