Tephra cushioning of ballistic impacts: Quantifying building vulnerability through pneumatic cannon experiments and multiple fragility curve fitting approaches
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jvolgeores.2019.106711
Abstract: Abstract Ballistic projectiles are the most frequently lethal volcanic hazard close to the vent. Recent eruptions of Ontake in 2014 and Kusatsu-Shirane in 2018 showed that un-reinforced, timber-framed buildings - those typically considered highly vulnerable… read more here.
Keywords: fragility; pneumatic cannon; curve fitting; fitting approaches ... See more keywords