The paper discusses recent study on the blast loading on composite structures for building, land, air and marine vehicle structures. A blast loading, and explosion phenomenon was discussed. Both numerical analysis using explicit finite element analysis and experimental study were carried out. In the numerical analysis, a LS-DYNA was used extensively, while in the experimental analysis, a TNT solid explosive was used. Composite structures were manufactured using prepreg carbon/epoxy laminates in an autoclave machine. Comparison between these two analyses was done. The study is important in understanding the blast phenomenon and its effect on composite structures, to be able to design safer composite structures.
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