Response of Plates Subjected To Blast Loading: A Review

Plates are essential elements of many structures and are found to have numerous applications in different fields of engineering such as vehicles, bridges, offshore installations, aircrafts, etc. Plates can be exposed to high dynamic loads, such as blast, in some special applications. Blast is a rapid release of energy, leading to the creation of blast waves and hot gases, which in turn, will destroy plates and lead to a complete or partial collapse of the structure. Thus, observing the blasting reaction of the plates allows to explain and develop the blasting resistance of the plates and to gain greater insight into the blasting damage phenomena. Various researches have been carried out in this area over the past decades. A review of these works which includes the types of loading, types of material, orientation of plates and explosives, standoff distance and modes of failure is presented in this paper. The primary objective is to help the researchers and engineers to achieve a better design for plates against blast loads.