Damage features of RC slabs subjected to air and underwater contact explosions

Reinforced concrete (RC) slabs are the major components for building structures and underwater engineering plants. However, blast loading, especially from contact explosion, can cause significant damage to the target structures both in air and water. The objective of this paper is to compare the damage characteristics of RC slabs subjected to air and underwater contact explosions. Three methods, i.e. fully coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL)...