Keynote addresses

Blast mitigation technologies: developments and numerical considerations for behavior assessment and design

T. Krauthammer

A geometric approach for dynamic buckling of autonomous lumped mass systems under impact

A.N. Kounadis

Section 1: Structures under blast and explosive shock

Risk analysis of industrial structures due to chemical explosions

D.G. Talaslidis

G.D. Manolis

Shock wave load of window glass plate structure and hypothesis of its failure

D. Makovicka

New architectural forms to reduce the effects of blast waves and fragments on structures

M. Barakat

J.G. Hetherington

Blast-resistant structural steel connections

T. Krauthammer

G.J. Oh

Section 2: Buried structures under explosions

Trenching by explosives nearby an existing pipeline: charge size charts

F. Lagasco

G.M. Manfredini

G.P. Vassallo

Strength analysis of buried pipes under explosive loads

Ch. Provatidis

A. Kanarachos

Determination of buried structure loads due to blast explosions

A. Kanarachos

Ch. Provatidis

Section 3: Structural crashworthiness and energy absorbing systems

Reusable roadside impact attenuation devices

J.F. Carney III

Impact of ice loads on pile structures and deformation of ice floes

H. Saeki

T. Hayakawa

M. Hanada

K. Kawai

M. Sakai

Effects of cutouts on static and dynamic behaviour of square aluminium extrusions

L. Abah

A. Limam

M. Dejeammes

Crushing of square aluminium extrusions with aluminium foam filler -- numerical analyses

A.G. Hanssen

O.S. Hopperstad

M. Langseth

The effect of induced imperfections on the formation of the first lobe of symmetric progressive buckling of thin-walled square tubes

N.S. Marshall

G.N. Nurick

Crashworthiness of foam-cored sandwich panels with GRP inserts

J.J. Carruthers

M.S. Found

A.M. Robinson

Section 4: Dynamic behaviour of structures

Developments in the prediction of dynamic collapse

E. Yarimer

C.D. Brown

Testing and analysis of elastic-plastic pinned beams under impulsive loading

M. Boutros

M. Keys

Stress wave effects on the dynamic axial buckling of cylindrical shells under impact

D. Karagiozova

N. Jones

Dynamic load factor in composite highway bridges

C.C. Spyrakos

Effects of bulk liquid on the dynamic characteristics of a thin walled cylindrical tank by finite element analysis and experimental modal analysis

D. Tran

Numerical analysis of damped oscillations using modified finite integral method

M.M. Tawil

Section 5: Full and scale-model testing

Testing and simulation of manufacture of metal machine components using explosive welding

H. Martikka

J. Martikainen

Development and applications of a new pulse pressure loading test rig

G.K. Schleyer

Calibration of piezoelectric pressure and acceleration transducers

P. Hunziker

Ed. Binggeli

Development of a test facility to simulate pyroshock environments in laboratory

F. Cambier

C. Conti

P. Dohombreux

E. Filippi

Section 6: Interaction between analytical and experimental research

Target strength effects on the predicted threshold velocity for hemi-and ogival-nose penetrators perforating finite aluminum targets

D.R. Schleffer

L.S. Magness, Jr

Vibrations of viscoplastic plates under impact load

M. Stoffel

R. Schmidt

D. Weichert

Investigation of the buckling of elastic composite rings under internal blast loading

G.E. Makarov

V.M. Kornev

EBlast -- an emergency blast expert system

J.M. Dewey

D.J. McMillin

A.A. van Netten

Orbital debris impacts against spacecraft multiple shields: comparison of hypervelocity experiments and hydrocode simulations

D. Palmieri

M. Marchetti

R. Destefanis

M. Faraud

Render-safe impact dynamics of the M557 fuze

G.A. Gazonas

Blast and foreign object damage to plate structures using testing and simulations

H. Martikka

P. Sarkomaa

Section 7: Seismic engineering applications

Impact of neighbour building parts in case of earthquake

J. Gyorgyi

Seismic response of two adjacent non-symmetric multistory buildings

S. Brcic

Lj. Zugic-Zornija

The seismic performance of precast columns using high strength concrete and post-inserted main reinforcement

P.A.T. Alcantara

H. Imai

Calibration of a numerical model for the simulation of masonry under earthquake loading

F.M.B. Galanti

A. Scarpas

A.C.W.M. Vrouwenvelder

Extended and localized vibration modes of groups of modular buildings excited by ground motions or blasts

R.M.L.R.F. Brasil

Section 8: Material response to high rate loading Organised by A.M. Rajendran

8.1 Composite laminates

Micromechanics based modeling of damage in composites under high velocity impact -- a review

N. Chandra

A.M. Rajendran

Underwater shock wave loading on wood

S. Itoh

S. Nagano

Z. Liu

8.2 Brittle materials response

Modeling of shock and impact behaviours of aluminum oxide

A.M. Rajendran

D.J. Grove

A test for the rate effect on concrete fracture energy

P. Rericha

Effects of strain rate on concrete strength subjected to impact load -- Dynamic compressive strength task by Split Hopkinson pressure bar method

K. Jitsu

K. Shirai

C. Ito

K. Shimamura

O. Ohnuma

Dynamic strain softening of concrete in compression under rapid loading

K. Fujikake

J. Mizuno

A. Suzuki

T. Ohno

T. Nonaka

Hard impact testing of confined concrete cylinders

S.J. Pritchard

S.H. Perry

Issues in the numerical simulation of strain-rate and pressure sensitive cementitious granular materials

A. Scarpas

J. Blaauwendraad

Advances for modelling of geological materials

C. Cowdery

8.3 Deformation and fracture under impact loading

Scaling issues in dynamic fragmentation

D. Grady

Impact effect due to pavement irregularities on the dynamic response of bridges

M. Abdel-Rohman

A. Al-Khaleefi

J. Al-Duaij

Testing with the torsional split Hopkinson bar at strain rates above 10,000 1/s

A. Gilat

C.S. Cheng

The role of complex microstructures on high rate loading response

A. Bussiba

H. Alush

M. Kupiec

Y. Katz

On predicting and modelling material under impact loading

M.W. Lewis

On the use of the symmetric Taylor test to evaluate dynamic ductile compression fracture properties of metals

H. Couque

Numerical simulation of composite structures under impact

Th. Kermanidis

G. Labeas

C. Apostolopoulos

L. Michielsen

8.4 Shock wave phenomena

ALEGRA -- code validation: experiments and simulations

L.C. Chhabildas

C.H. Konrad

D.A. Mosher

W.D. Reinhar

B.D. Duggins

T.G. Trucano

R.M. Summers

J.S. Peery

Behaviour of a quartzite submitted to a spherical divergent shock-wave: experiments and modelling

C. Mariotti

J.-Y. Tranchet

The influence of the crack tip plastic zone strain hardening on the metal High Cycle Fatigue behaviour

D.G. Pavlou

A strain history dependent model for concrete

J. Eibl

B. Schmidt-Hurtienne

High speed metal forming of circular disks and cylindrical tubes in a liquid shock tube

O.E. Kosing

B.W. Skews

Section 9: Behaviour of steel and composite structures

Ballistic impact on ceramic/composite armours

V. Sanchez Galvez

F. Galvez Diaz-Rubio

An experimental set-up used in ballistic penetration

T. Borvik

K. Holen

M. Langseth

K.A. Malo

The residual life of battle damaged bridges

A.J. Stow

D. Webber

Section 10: Behaviour of concrete material and structures

Testing and evaluation of out-of-plane strength of unreinforced masonry infills

R.E. Angel

G. Al-Chaar

Dynamic behaviour of prestressed concrete beams under rapid speed loading

N. Ishikawa

H. Enrin

S. Katsuki

T. Ohta

3-D dynamic analysis and computer graphics application to impact failure simulation for reinforced concrete slabs

A. Miyamoto

M. Beppu

Experimental studies on the inelastic behaviour of reinforced concrete panels under high-speed loading: Part 1. Effects of dynamic loading

H. Tsubota

J. Mizuno

K. Kusama

T. Momma

K. Brandes

J. Herter

E. Limberger

T. Yamashita

T. Fujita

Y. Sugimoto

Experimental studies on the inelastic behaviour of reinforced concrete panels under high-speed loading: Part 2. Effects of rebar ratio and lap splices

H. Tsubota

J. Mizuno

K. Kusama

T. Momma

K. Brandes

J. Herter

E. Limberger

M. Nakazawa

H. Matsumoto

Y. Nukui

On the concrete material response to explosive loading-numerical simulations

N. Gebbeken

M. Ruppert

Validation of a viscodamage model for the dynamic behaviour of concrete

J.F. Dube

C. Weilgosz

A. Kanji Nanji

Computed radial stresses in a concrete target penetrated by a steel projectile

G.R. Johnson

S.R. Beissel

T.J. Holmquist

D.J. Frew

Modern geopenetrators and relevant revision of concrete penetration models

N. Heider

U. Gunther

Impulsive loading on reinforced concrete slabs-modelling considerations