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Calculating Blast Loads for Civil Engineering Structures

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A brief overview of the state of the art of computing blast loads on civil engineering structures is given. The general problem setting, requirements, main physical phenomena and timescales, as well as suitable numerical methods are described. Several examples show the power of blast loads calculations for civil engineering structures.

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Löhner, R., Baum, J.D. (2009). Calculating Blast Loads for Civil Engineering Structures. In: Hirschel, E.H., Krause, E. (eds) 100 Volumes of ‘Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics’. Notes on Numerical Fluid Mechanics and Multidisciplinary Design, vol 100. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-70805-6_24

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