Research Article

Numerical Approximation of Blast Loads on Confined Dry-Stacked Masonry Wall

Table 2

Material model parameter values for air (equation of state: ideal gas).

EOS parameterValue

Reference density, ρ (kg/m3)1.225
Heat capacity ratio, γ1.4
Adiabatic constant0.0
Pressure shift0.0
Ref. temp. (K)288.2
Spec. heat (J/kg K)717.6
Initial internal energy (kJ/kg)2.0E + 5