Experimental and numerical study of dynamic properties of concrete and fibre reinforced concrete materials

最近由于恐怖主义行动或意外爆炸造成的生命和经济损失的灾难性例子包括巴厘岛爆炸和西澳大利亚天然气爆炸。可靠地预测结构对爆炸和冲击载荷的响应对于针对此类载荷的生命和经济保护是必不可少的。该项目将进行实验室试验和数值模拟，以研究动态载荷条件下的建筑材料特性，并开发数值模型，以准确预测结构对爆炸载荷的反应。该项目有助于为建立一个安全的澳大利亚而作出的综合努力。这将节省大量的爆破试验费用，并将应用于民用、采矿和国防工程。

Recent disastrous examples of life and economy loss due to terrorist action or accident explosion include Bali bombing and Western Australia gas explosion. Reliable prediction of structure response to blast and impact loads is essential for life and economy protection against such loads. This project will perform laboratory tests and numerical simulations to study the construction material properties under dynamic loading conditions, and develop numerical models for accurate predictions of structure response to blast loads. The project contributes to the integrated effort for a secure Australia. It will result in enormous savings from conducting blast tests and will have applications in civil, mining and defence engineering.