Hezi Y. Grisaro

Get full access to this article View all available purchase options and get full access to this article. Data Availability Statement The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request. Acknowledgments Ola Wattad is supported by the Ariane de Rothschild Women’s Doctoral Program of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation. The support is gratefully acknowledged.

Abstract A pressure-impulse (P-I) diagram provides a quick tool to assess the resistance of a structural system to blast loads, based on a nonlinear single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) analysis. Thus, instead of performing many SDOF analyses, the P-I diagram is the limit curve representing the combination of pressure and impulse for which the designed damage of the structure is achieved (commonly defined by the allowed maximum displacement).

Downloaded 23 times Technical Papers Abstract Explosives installed on a commercial unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may be carried and detonated close to a structural element. Although the explosive mass may not be large, the standoff distance is expected to be very small, and therefore, a potentially high-level of damage can be developed. A popular method to improve the performance of RC elements is by adding fibers to the concrete mix.