TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A study on the effects of an explosion in the Pantheon of Rome
JO  - Engineering structures
A1  - Masi, F.
A1  - Stefanou, I.
A1  - Vannucci, P.
SP  - 259
EP  - 273
VL  - 164
IS  - 
N2  - The response of an emblematic monumental structure, the Pantheon in Rome, to an internal blast is addressed. The analysis is a coupled solid-fluid numerical simulation done using JWL equation for the simulation of the blast event and considering the pre-existent cracks in the dome as well as the material nonlinearities of low-tensile strength concrete aggregates. We identify two main phenomena; a focalization of shock waves inside dome-vaulted like structures due to their tendency to concentrate the blast energy and the role played by the pre-existent cracks in the evolution of the structural damage.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0141-0296
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2018.02.082
ID  - ref1
ER  -