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

Table 5

Blast chamber tests.

Author	Year	Element type	Material type	Scale or dimensions (m)	Charge type	Charge weight (g)	Standoff distance (m)	Pressure (kPa)	Impulse (kPa  ms)
Whenhui et al. [81]	1997	Chamber wall	Steel	0.852 × Φ 0.425	RDX	9.1, 18.2 and 27.4	0.212	N/A	N/A
Wu et al. [82]	2007	Slabs	RC and RC NSM CFRP	1.3 × 1.0	Pentolite and comp B	60 and 2000	0.6	N/A	N/A
Wu et al. [83]	2009	Slabs	RC and RC NSM CFRP	1.3 × 1.0	Comp B	2000	0.6	N/A	N/A
Wu et al. [70]	2013	Chamber wall	N/A	1 : 1	PE4	95–200	1.3 and 1.5	250–1100	50–225
Snyman et al. [84]	2016	Blast chamber	MS and MS nylon	1:5 (1.2 × Φ 1.0)	Comp B	24 and 40	0.5	4129 (476)	312–597
Jiba et al. [85]	2018	Shock wave	Fine water mist	1.2 × Φ 1.0	PE4	20	0.5	N/A	N/A

NSM CRFP: near-surface-mounted carbon fibre-reinforced polymer. MS: mild steel.