State-of-the-Art Modelling of Soil Behaviour Under Blast Loading

A comprehensive literature review has been carried out on existing models that characterize soil response under the impact of blast shock waves. Various models in the literature are reviewed and discussed in terms of their equations of state that account for the effect of high pressure, failure models that control the yield behaviour, and strength models that represent the effect of high strain-rates, along with a comparison of their advantages and limitations. Then, the application of different soil models to blast-induced liquefaction is elucidated and compared. Consequently, this review provides a comprehensive understanding of the fundamental and unique aspects of modelling soil response subjected to such transient impulsive loading on the grounds of increasing global interest in blast response of soils.