ANSI S2.20 : 1983

Name: ANSI S2.20 : 1983
Brand: ASA

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ESTIMATING AIR BLAST CHARACTERISTICS FOR SINGLE POINT EXPLOSIONS IN AIR, WITH A GUIDE TO EVALUATION OF ATMOSPHERIC PROPAGATION AND EFFECTS

Superseded date

08-05-2023

Published date

01-01-2011

Publisher

Acoustical Society of America

1 SCOPE
2 DEFINITIONS OF SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS
3 INTRODUCTION
4 SOURCE DEFINITIONS
5 REFRACTED ATMOSPHERIC PROPAGATION
6 STRUCTURAL RESPONSE
7 REFERENCES
APPENDICES
APPENDIX A: EVOLUTION OF EXPLOSION AIRBLAST MODELS
APPENDIX B: CALCULATION EXAMPLES
APPENDIX REFERENCES

Describes methods for determining blast wave characteristics for single point or spherical explosions, estimating the variations of characteristics caused by the atmospheric medium of propagation, and predicting the expected effects on population, and structures.

Committee	S2
DocumentType	Standard
PublisherName	Acoustical Society of America
Status	Superseded
SupersededBy	ANSI S2.20 : 1983 : R2006

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