Modern Protective Structures

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CRC Press, 1 feb 2008 - 528 páginas
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Chapter 1 Introduction
1
Chapter 2 Explosive Devices and Explosions
41
Chapter 3 Conventional and Nuclear Environments
65
Chapter 4 Conventional and Nuclear Loads on Structures
169
Chapter 5 Behaviors of Structural Elements
195
Chapter 6 Dynamic Response and Analysis
237
Chapter 7 Connections Openings Interfaces and Internal Shock
291
Chapter 8 PressureImpulse Diagrams and Their Applications
325
Chapter 9 Progressive Collapse
373
Chapter 10 A Comprehensive Protective Design Approach
405
References
443
Index
459
Back cover
511
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Theodor Krauthammer, Theodor Krauthammer

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