ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: Modeling of reinforced concrete under blast and impact loads is crucial to performing design and analysis tasks related to providing sufficient protection to the infrastructure from extreme loads. In this chapter, the importance of effective modeling of concrete material behaviors is discussed as part of the overall process of providing blast and impact resistance structural components and systems. Also, some of the extant validation studies and test data for characterizing the behaviors of concrete and validating the performance of concrete material models are described. Results from three different concrete models are shown to illustrate the sorts of differences in response that may result, which often are not fully appreciated unless a comprehensive validation effort is performed.
