Development Of Computational MethodsAnd Conduct Of Experimental Tests For BlastLoading Analysis

Sample results from an extensive series of experimental air-blast loading tests are presented to illustrate load enhancement due to shock interaction and focussing, which can result in unexpectedly higher peak blast pressure and impulse loading on exposed structures. An advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) method that has been developed and integrated with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on a UNIX-based workstation for blast analysis is discussed. To illustrate the capabilities of the Blast Analysis Workstation, results are presented and correlated with test data.