Author(s)

V. Shustov

Abstract

The main lesson learned by structural engineers from the Oklahoma City terrorist bombing is the need to as- sure the structure's ability to sustain significant local damages and remain standing [1]. To achieve this goal, there is no necessity to make a significant sac- rifice as to local damage provided the concept of the Blast Protective Structural System is engaged [2]. 1 Introduction It is widely believed that a building subject to ex- plosive blast loading has a chance to remain standing only if it possesses some extraordinary resistive ca- pacity [3]. This belief rests, obviously, on the as- sumption that the specific impulse or the time integ- ral of pressure, which is the dominant characteristic of the external load, is beyond our control. Fortunately, the last statement is just half-true. We, actually, cannot control a magnitude of the l

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