Abstract:
This report examines the transfer of blast-effects mitigation technologies from military to civilian applications, with a focus on understanding the hydrodynamic behavior of blast waves and their interaction with building structures. The study highlights how the propagation of high-pressure shock fronts, generated by non-nuclear explosions, causes significant damage to structural and nonstructural systems through fluid-structure interaction mechanisms. Computational methods, including hydrodynamic simulation of blast loads and pressure distribution, are reviewed for their application to civilian architecture. Emphasis is placed on how parametric modeling and geometry-specific strategies—such as mass distribution, shape reinforcement, and subsystem compartmentalization—can be used to optimize building designs to resist dynamic hydrodynamic loads.
