Third M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics June 14–17, 2005  

Coupled Euler–Lagrange modeling of buried structure response to blast loading

G.C. Bessette*
Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA
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ABSTRACT
A coupled Euler-Lagrange solution approach is used to model blast loading on a buried structure. The coupling algorithm is discussed along with a benchmark calculation.

Keywords:  Blast; Buried structures; Coupled codes; Zapotec; CTH; Pronto3D
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