An Overview of Methods for Blast Load Testing and Devices for Pressure Measurement

Table 4

Blast simulator tests.

Author	Year	Element type	Material type	Dimensions (m)	Impact velocity (m/s)	Pressure (MPa)	Impulse (MPa  ms)
Gram et al. [74]	2006	Columns	RC	0.36 × 0.36 × 3.28	1.5–30	N/A	15.8
Oesterle [75]	2009	Walls	CMU and CMU + CFRP (RC + frangible panels)	0.268 × 0.146; 0.350 × 0.122	4–8 (5–23)	N/A	0.7–1.9 (1.9–5.9)
Oesterle et al. [76]	2009	Walls	CMU and CMU + CFRP	2.68 × 1.46	4–8	1.55	1.1–2.0
Stewart [77]	2010	Columns	A992 Gr. 50 steel	0.25 × 0.25 × 3.32; 0.37 × 0.37 × 3.32	4–45	1.1–131.3 (233.3)	2.4–55.6 (53.1)
Huson et al. [73]	2011	Water bladder	XR-5 polyester and U1940 nylon	0.41 × 0.41	10–25	0.5–1	0.62–16.2
Rodriguez-Nikl et al. [68]	2011	Columns	RC and RC CFRP	N/A	N/A	10	6.8–16.9
Huson [72]	2012	Joints	CFRP and balsa	0.60 × 1.22 × 1.22	10–25	3.1–10.34	6.9–34.5
Li et al. [50]	2012	Columns	RC LS and RC NS	0.26 × 0.26 × 2.4	10–25	N/A	5.3–15.9
Stewart [78]	2012	Columns	A992 Gr. 50 steel	0.37 × 0. 37 × 3.32 (S and W)	13–45; 22–65	N/A	15 ()–53.8 (39.4–107.4)
Freidenberg [69]	2014	Wall	Sure-board	3.7 × 1.3	10	3200	4
Stewart et al. [67]	2014	Columns	A992 Gr. 50 steel	0.25 × 0.25 × 3.32; 0.37 × 0.37 × 3.32	4–45	1.1–131.3 (233.3)	2.4–55.6 (53.1)

Sure-Board: C-shaped studs of high-strength low alloy vanadium steel with cement-board and gypsum-board panel. UCSD: University of California, San Diego. CFRP: carbon fibre-reinforced polymer. RC LS: reinforced concrete limited seismic. RC NS: reinforced concrete nonseismic. S: strong axis. W: weak axis.