Vegard Aune

TL;DR: In this article, the influence of stand-off distance on the dynamic response of thin ductile plates subjected to airblast loading was investigated, and the results showed that the maximum response is driven by the positive impulse from the airblast, as it occurred after the positive duration of the pressure pulse.

TL;DR: The accepted and refereed manuscript to the article as mentioned in this paper is locked until 2019-01-31 and the post-print must be released with a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the performance of a new shock tube facility used to produce blast loading in controlled laboratory environments and found that the properties of the shock wave proved to be a function of driver length and driver pressure, and the positive phase of the measured pressure time histories was similar to those generated from actual far-field explosive detonations.

TL;DR: In this paper, the dynamic response of blast-loaded steel plates is studied both experimentally and numerically, and the influence of pre-formed holes on the deformation and failure characteristics of the deformable plates is investigated.

TL;DR: In this paper, an extensive experimental study was conducted to utilize increased levels of fly ash (SFA) in the production of concrete, and test results indicated that SFA can potentially substitute cement in concrete by up to 50% for the fabrication of structural concrete elements in the construction industry.