Simulation of strong blast waves by simultaneous detonation of small charges - a conceptual study

Terrorist bombings are considered a major threat to government and corporate buildings and to sensitive industrial structures. A blast resistant design of such buildings and structures is in certain cases mandatory. The same holds for military vehicles, where attacks with so-called Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) are in many of today’s operations the most frequent threat. The masses of high explosives used in terrorist attacks typically range up to 1000 kg, a mass that can be stored and transported in a small truck.