Abstract:The impact forces resulting from the debris strikes during tsunami and flood events can lead to extreme damage to the structures located in inundation zones. It is important to estimate reliably such impact demands in order to design structures safely. This study is aimed to develop a simplified one-dimensional model to predict the impact force and duration for axial impact of the debris with non-uniformly distributed nonstructural mass. The focus herein is on in-air impact. An experimental study is carried ou… Show more
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