From blast wave physics to UHPC concrete and polyurea coatings, this article explores how layered design strategies help ...

This chapter reviews what is known about the mechanisms of blast injury. It begins with an explanation of blast physics. Next is a discussion of how blast waves interact with the body directly and ...

When military personnel fire certain powerful weapons, they are exposed to a blast wave that sends blood surging from the body to the brain. This "tsunami in the body" is one way a blast can injure ...

The tremendous eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano was the blast heard and seen around the world. Shock waves rippled at least twice around the globe, moving at the speed of sound as ...