Blast protection paradigms

In this chapter, the characteristics of air explosions are briefly described and various blast protection paradigms are discussed. The blast behaviour of plain composites and multilayered structures are then discussed. Plain composites typically comprise polymeric resins with a fibre reinforcement, such as carbon fibre-reinforced epoxy resins. Multilayered systems include composite sandwich stmctures and hybrid composite-metal structures, known as fibre-metal laminates (FMLs). 

Passive mitigation systems are therefore the only viable option for the aircraft industry to consider at present. These can be divided into four blast protection paradigms ... 

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