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Numerical analysis of buried mine explosions with emphasis on effect of soil properties on loading [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
During armed conflicts or peace-support operations, most casualties are attributed to vehicle-landmine accidents and thus, mine protection fea-tures are a prerequisite for vehicles serving in these areas.
Fiserova, D.
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An analytical model for gas overpressure in slug-driven explosions : insights into Strombolian volcanic eruptions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Strombolian eruptions, common at basaltic volcanoes, are mildly explosive events that are driven by a large bubble of magmatic gas (a slug) rising up the conduit and bursting at the surface.
Scarlato, Piergiorgio   +4 more
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Out with a bang: the challenge of measuring explosions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Explosions are difficult to study because they happen so quickly and with such destructive power. Yet knowing how they work is important for protecting human lives.
Clarke, S.
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Multiple large explosions hit center of Ukraine's capital Kyiv for first time in months

open access: yes, 2022
Multiple explosions hit the center of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv Monday, with reports of dead and injured, according to the city’s emergency services. It comes just two days after a blast destroyed part of Russia’s Kerch Bridge, the only bridge linking ...
Multiple large explosions
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Method for preparation and selection of component composition of foam consumption compositions for sealing of collapsible soils

open access: yesТехнічна інженерія, 2019
A device for the preparation of a water-filled foamed explosive composition is proposed, which can be used in field conditions for compacting subsidence of unstable soils.
V.V. Boiko   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitude and practice of nurses regarding disaster management: A Study from Peshawar KPK

open access: yesInternational Journal of Endorsing Health Science Research, 2015
Background: Disasters are unforeseeable events that destroy lives and affect people, ruins possessions and disturb environment. Nurses play a vital role in dealing with the victims of such events and it is essential for nurses to be prepared in facing ...
Sabiha Ulfat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Challenges of Ammonia Emission in Firuzabad Sodium Carbonate Factory Incident: A Case Study [PDF]

open access: yesHealth in Emergencies & Disasters Quarterly, 2023
Background: An ammonia gas explosion poses immediate health hazards such as respiratory tract burns, skin and eye irritation, and potential death within seconds.
Hossein Salehi, Simin Taj Sharififar
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Simplified Interfacial Area Modeling in Polydisperse Two-Phase Flows under Explosion Situations

open access: yesFire, 2023
The aim of the present work is to account for polydisperse effects in a two-phase flow with a simple and fast method. Polydisperse two-phase flows arise in numerous applications.
Konstantinos Feroukas   +2 more
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Uncontrolled and Controlled Destruction of Acetylene Pressure Cylinders

open access: yesApplied Sciences, 2022
The risk of physical destruction of a pressure cylinder increases with increasing temperature load. Acetylene is a significant hazardous gas in cylinders.
Vojtěch Jankůj   +2 more
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Predictive factors of psychosomatic reactions during air raids [PDF]

open access: yesVojnosanitetski Pregled, 2005
Background. Civilian population of Yugoslavia was exposed to massive stressors of air raids by NATO in 1999. The aim of this study was to investigate somatic complaints and their predictive factors during stresses of air raids. Methods.
Samardžić Radomir, Špirić Željko
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