JRC104275

Abstract

The Electrical Blast Simulator (e-BLAST) activity involves the development of an apparatus capable of reproducing the effects of a blast pressure wave on large-scale structural components (such as columns, walls, etc.) without the use of explosives but through the action of impacting masses. The work relates to the PROTECT project which deals with the protection and resilience of the built environment (critical buildings, transportation and energy infrastructure etc.) under catastrophic events such as blast and impacts.The e-BLAST facility has been conceived and designed with the expertise acquired in the previous project “Blast Simulation Technology Development”, supported through an Administrative Arrangement by DG HOME. Differently from the prototype developed in that project, the e-BLAST exploits a recent technology that appears to be very promising in this particular research field. Specifically, three synchronous electrical linear motors have been adopted for accelerating the impacting masses. This choice has led to the development of a more efficient, versatile and low-cost facility.

Authors

PERONI Marco; CAVERZAN Alessio; SOLOMOS George; PEGON Pierre

Year

2017

Publisher

Publications Office of the European Union

Citation

Peroni M; Caverzan A; Solomos G; Pegon P. e-BLAST simulator: final design, setup improvements and demonstration tests . EUR 28385 EN. Luxembourg (Luxembourg): Publications Office of the European Union; 2016. JRC104275

Identifiers

JRC	JRC104275
ISBN	978-92-79-64824-3 (print) , 978-92-79-64823-6
ISSN	1018-5593 (print) , 1831-9424 (online)
DOI	10.2788/834511

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e-BLAST simulator: final design, setup improvements and demonstration tests

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