Preliminary investigation on blast pressure resistance of foamed concrete

Abstract

An escalation of worldwide terrorism has both demonstrated and highlighted the poor response of conventional structures to both resist local and progressive collapse and to protect personnel. This then also highlights the risk of accidental explosions. This paper explores the role and development of Blast Pressure Resistant Materials (BPRM’s) on foamed concrete. The explosive tests were conducted to determine the blast mitigating properties. The tests results were discussed along with the equations of blast wave overpressure determination and scaling laws centring method.