Reflected blast wave resultants behind cantilever walls: A new prediction technique

Abstract This paper presents the results of an experimental study conducted at approximately one-tenth scale to assess the sensitivity of blast parameters at a target structure located behind a protective blast wall to changes in charge size and geometrical configuration. A prediction technique, based on a modified scaled distance here termed “protection factor”, allows the assessment of peak reflected overpressure and reflected impulse at a point on the target structure.