Blast and Impact Engineering on Structures and Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Civil Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 72337
Special Issue Editors
Interests: coastal erosion; rock mechanics; climate change
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: blast; explosives; explosions; safety engineering; mining engineering
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Due to the high number of intentional or unintentional explosions and impact problems, it is of great importance to investigate and improve the response of structures exposed to these issues. In addition to the structures, it is important to study materials such as concrete, steel, glass, or bricks that are widely used in engineered critical constructions. Over the last decade, the investigation of these phenomena has been an area of active research in different fields including experimental studies, analytical models, or numerical simulations.
By considering the different approaches, this Special Issue invites papers that include one or more of the mentioned fields. Studies from different areas of engineering like aeronautical, civil, mechanical, or material are highly welcome.
Dr. Ricardo Castedo
Dr. Lina M. López
Dr. Anastasio P. Santos
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Explosive charge
- improvised explosive devices
- composite structures
- concrete
- field tests
- numerical modeling
- structural elements
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