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blast effect |
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Destruction of or damage to structures and personnel by the force of an explosion on or above the surface of the ground. Blast effect may be contrasted with the cratering and ground-shock effects of a projectile or charge that goes off beneath the surface. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Government, including risk assessment and risk analysis of seismic or blast effects and events, engineering peer reviews, blast resistance design, progressive collapse analysis, assessment of earthquake related geotechnical hazards and recommendations to limit risk, and more. Their underground structures offer good protection against penetrating radiation and blast waves but they are no good against direct hits of conventional weapons, like blast effect artillery shells or air bombs. Farber also loves character actors, and much of his best writing is devoted to supporting cast members like Gene Evans in Fuller's The Steel Helmet, who "plays the hot-headed [sic] showing off, the endless chewing on a cigar stump with the blast effect of water issuing from a whale's spout, bestial and grotesque as a charm spot in a film dedicated to the U. |
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