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Blast Wave – A shock wave which decays immediately after the peak is reached. This decay occurs in all variables including: pressure, density and material velocity. The rate of decay is, in general, different for each of the parameters.
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Needham, C.E. (2010). Some Basic Air Blast Definitions. In: Blast Waves. Shock Wave and High Pressure Phenomena. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-05288-0_2
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