Impact and Explosion: Analysis and Design

Accidents caused by aircraft/missile impact and explosions are a matter of growing concern in the nuclear, offshore, chemical, naval, gas and aeronautical industries. The study of the dynamics of impact and explosion is therefore an important contribution towards the design of sensitive structures. The book provides a comprehensive survey of types of aircraft, missiles, bombs and detonators with case histories of crashes, impacts and explosions. Basic structural dynamics related to impact and explosions are described in detail, followed by a thorough treatment of impact dynamics, and a separate chapter on explosion dynamics. Theoretical, experimental and monitoring data/examples are included. The book deals with a comprehensive treatment of dynamic finite elements in which a provision is made for impact and explosions. Various case studies are examined using manual and computer techniques and examples are given on how to design structures against impact and explosions.Bangash, M. Y. H. is the author of 'Impact and Explosion: Analysis and Design', published 1993 under ISBN 9780632025015 and ISBN 0632025018.