This book reviews the development of research into the explosive loading of structures; mainly since the beginning of the twentieth century. Major contributions in the fields of measurement; analysis and prediction are discussed. Dynamic loading from conventional high explosives is examined; as well as the effects of liquid propellant; dust; gas; vapour; and fuel/air explosions. Subjects include blast in tunnels; underground and underwater explosions; pressure measurement and blast stimulation. Explosive effects on civil buildings; civil bridges; aircraft and ships are summarized; including the estimation of residual strength. The concluding passages refer to structural safety and reliability.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. the burnt patch in Rhode Island that used to be a bar where dozens lost their lives thanks to Great Whitersquo;s trying to re-live thBy Richard BissellWhy do we care about Chuck Klosterman? There is nothing truly remarkable about his life. I disagree with 97 percent of what he has to say about music. The way he holds his political cards close to his chest makes me suspicious. And yet; once I start one of his books; I canrsquo;t put it down. Killing Yourself to Live is no exception. It takes us on a drug-fueled odyssey across the United States with stops at famous rock and roll death sites (the seedy hotel where Sid Vicious did himself in; the burnt patch in Rhode Island that used to be a bar where dozens lost their lives thanks to Great Whitersquo;s trying to re-live their; ahem; glory days; the patch of ground Buddy Hollyrsquo;s plane collided with; Cobainrsquo;s death room; etc.). As is the case with many young-ish writers today (to wit: Sarah Vowell); Klostermanrsquo;s bookrsquo;s stated purpose serves merely as an ostensible vehicle for the author to write about himself; his life; his loves; etc. One might be tempted to write this off as narcissism or myopia; but Klosterman somehow manages to wrest insights into the human condition out of the twisted; emotional menagerie that is his psyche. Yes; hersquo;s self-absorbed; but in such a fashion that his sharing it with us feels like a gifthellip;of sorts.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. The Greatest Lame Road Trip EverBy Jim MartinChuck Klosterman is an acquired taste. But like a fine scotch or even an unfiltered cigarette; once you acquire that taste; you may find yourself inexorably addicted to his musings. This book isnt a story about the life and death of rock stars. Its not even a story about rock and roll really; its a story about being a guy that loves music; sees his relationships through tunes and cant quite get out of the mindset of a teenage boy; even after crossing the age divide that is "being 30."To be fair; Chucks affinity for KISS and his turns of phrase when talking about the important ladies in his life is something all too familiar to this reader; but thats the kind of thing that makes this book essential. This book is like a road trip in itself; but more than that; its kind of like meeting a new best friend in college - and you stay awake all night in your dorm; like for no reason - just because if you go to sleep; you wont be having this intense connection and friendship with them. So your focus drifts; you dont stick to the thesis of the conversation; your synapses fire and they find you tangentially relating the quintessential live recordings of Bruce Springsteen when you initially started talking about movies that you love and High Fidelity gets mentioned and there you go - Bruce is there.But thats the beauty of this book. Its the relationships; insight to a lack of insight and emotionally stunted anecdotes of someone you want to meet when you meet someone new.As a writer; reader and ultimately a massive KISS fan; I cant recommend this book enough... Though I know that its not as cohesive as a book maybe should be... and he did bail on LA; which would have made for some good chapters... I still cant help but love this book. I enjoyed every page and I am sad that Im not reading it anymore. So its a 5/5... Yeah; I started it at a 4/5; but that empty want for more makes me think that it should be a 5/5.Put on a good record; pour yourself a cocktail and turn on the lamp... This book is gonna hang out with you for a while.0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The short and winding road bookBy David from T.O.If I wrote a book Id expect it would be a lot like this one. The reason being that when Im left to my own musings Im just not a linier thinker. Its not that I go in all different directions. Its that the road to my destination goes serpentine. Im distracted with thoughts that apply on the fringe and so Id certainly want to stop and describe where my brain is meandering. Thats exactly what Klosterman does here.I do not have author Klostermans excuse for such mental behavior as I am not a recreational drug user. If this writing technique of ours is actually one that readers appreciate then I should be grateful to my mother for allowing me to skip the inevitable depression that comes of drug and alcohol abuse (and in giving me a timely advantage) by dropping me on my head as a child. I dont actually remember being dropped on my head; but given the unexplained upper forehead scar; my non-drug addled brain; and yet having a Klosterman-esque propensity to mentally wander; I expect she did.Now I must add a; "buyer beware!" One would normally expect that if an author takes a roundabout course to get where hes going; and if he has a lot to say about his actual topic; then youre going to have a fairly lengthy read. This book is a tiny read. It follows then that Klosterman doesnt end up writing very many pages on topic; that is if his topic is suppose to be dead rock stars.I bought the book because I wanted to read about dead rock stars and I wanted to be entertained by Klostermans wit. What we get is a little of both.