In the last decade, there has been an increased number of terrorist attacks on a global scale. As a result, the response of blast-loaded glasses is explored in the thesis using the LS-DYNA software environment, with the results being compared to previously conducted experiments from the literature. Two numerical models, the empirical Conwep model and the SPH model, are investigated with an emphasis on their accuracy and efficiency. The results have shown that both numerical models have shortcomings but are still useful for numerical simulations of blast-loaded glasses.
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