Identifying vulnerability to blast loading using grounded theory

dc.contributor.author	Chandratilake, SR
dc.contributor.author	Dias, WPS
dc.date.accessioned	2013-12-27T19:07:17Z
dc.date.available	2013-12-27T19:07:17Z
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.date.issued	2004
dc.identifier.uri	http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9639
dc.description.abstract	A blast event lies within the social system and involves people. Hence vulnerability to blast loading can be considered a socio-technical or "soft" system, where our ability to model and hence predict bounds on behaviour is poor. Even where the "hard" part of the system is concerned (i.e. structural response), blast loading is difficult to idealize and its effects cannot be fully predicted. Often the greatest injury is caused by non-structural elements acting as "missiles". For all the above reasons, the analysis of vulnerability to blast loading must be grounded in past experience.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.title	Identifying vulnerability to blast loading using grounded theory	en_US
dc.type	Conference-Extended-Abstract	en_US
dc.identifier.year	2004	en_US
dc.identifier.conference	ERU - Research for industry	en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding	Proceedings of the 10th annual symposium 2004	en_US