Assessment of Architecturally Appealing, Semi-Open Shock Mitigation Devices.

摘要

The blast mitigation potential of architecturally appealing alternatives to blastwalls is investigated numerically. Seven different designs are compared. It is found that for some of these, the maximum pressure is comparable to usual, closed wallwalls, and the maximum impulse approximately 50% higher. This would indicate that such designs could offer an alternative blast mitigation device that city planners may find acceptable.