Farman Saifi^1,*, Mohd Javaid¹, Abid Haleem¹, S. M. Anas^2,*

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.140, No.3, pp. 2747-2777, 2024, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2024.051490 - 08 July 2024

Abstract Recent industrial explosions globally have intensified the focus in mechanical engineering on designing infrastructure systems and networks capable of withstanding blast loading. Initially centered on high-profile facilities such as embassies and petrochemical plants, this concern now extends to a wider array of infrastructures and facilities. Engineers and scholars increasingly prioritize structural safety against explosions, particularly to prevent disproportionate collapse and damage to nearby structures. Urbanization has further amplified the reliance on oil and gas pipelines, making them vital for urban life and prime targets for terrorist activities. Consequently, there is a growing imperative for computational… More >

Haoyuan Guo¹, Jianxun Zhang^1,2,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.4, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09071

Abstract In this paper, the dynamic response of clamped rectangular sandwich tubes with metal foam core under transverse blast loading is studied by analytical analysis and FE simulation. It is assumed that the local denting occurs before the overall bending, and the local denting leads to the reduction of the fully plastic bending moment of cross-section. First, based on the modified solution for the maximum deflection of the solid beam under transverse blast loading, a semiempirical analytical solution for the dynamic response of rectangular hollow metal tube is given subjected to transverse blast loading considering local… More >

Mahdi Hosseini^1,2,*, Bingyu Jian^1,2, Jian Zhang³, Haitao Li^1,2,*, Rodolfo Lorenzo⁴, Ahmad Hosseini⁵, Pritam Ghosh⁵, Feng Shen⁶, Dong Yang^1,2, Ziang Wang^1,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.9, pp. 3517-3531, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.028164 - 20 July 2023

Abstract The safety of civilian and military infrastructure is a concern due to an increase in explosive risks, which has led to a demand for high-strength civil infrastructure with improved energy absorption capacity. In this study, a Finite Element (FE) numerical model was developed to determine the effect of hybrid Fibre Reinforced Polymer (FRP) as a strengthening material on full-scale Reinforced Concrete (RC) slabs. The reinforcing materials under consideration were Carbon (CFRP) and Glass (GFRP) fibres, which were subjected to blast loads to determine the structural response. A laminated composite fabric material model was utilized to More > Graphic Abstract

Y.J. Ning^1,2,3, Z.Y. Zhao³, J.P. Sun³, W.F. Yuan^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.89, No.3, pp. 221-262, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2012.089.221

Abstract In this paper, wave propagations in jointed rock masses are modeled by the discontinuous deformation analysis (DDA) method. The selection of the numerical control parameters in the DDA for wave propagation modeling is discussed in detail, and the effects of the joint stiffness, the seismic loading frequency, the joint strength, and the incident angle on the propagations of stress waves in a jointed rock mass are modeled and analyzed. Two nonreflecting boundary conditions including the viscous boundary condition (VBC) and the superposition boundary condition (SBC) are coupled into the DDA. The applicability of the two More >

Souli M.¹, Bouamoul A.², Nguyen-Dang T.V.³

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.86, No.5, pp. 469-486, 2012, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2012.086.469

Abstract Protection of military vehicles against blast mine and high explosive in air is of a great concern in defence industry. Anti-Vehicle (AV) mines and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED's) are capable of inflecting damage to heavy vehicles. For the last decades, numerical simulation of blast wave propagation and its interaction with surrounding structures becomes more and more the focus of computational engineering, since experimental tests are very expensive and time consuming. This paper presents an experimental and numerical investigation of blast wave propagation in air, using an Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) multi-material formulation developed in LS-DYNA… More >

D. Kakogiannis¹, D. Van Hemelrijck¹, J. Wastiels¹, S. Palanivelu², W. Van Paepegem², J. Vantomme³, A. Kotzakolios⁴, V. Kostopoulos⁴

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.65, No.1, pp. 75-94, 2010, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2010.065.075

Abstract In the present study the estimation of the blast wave by two types of finite element methods is investigated: Eulerian multi-material modeling and pure Lagrangian. The main goal is to compare and study their ability to predict the clearing effect during blast. Element shape and improvements on the codes are also considered. For the Lagrangian finite element models the load is applied by using an empirical method, deriving from databases, for the time-spatial distribution of the pressure profiles. In the ideal case of the above method the blast load is applied as an equivalent triangular… More >