Technical Report: A survey of computational models for blast induced human injuries for security and defence applications

This technical report reviews several models for the prediction of these injurious effects. They have been selected from those most widely used and more suitable for implementation in finite element codes for risk assessment in large-scale numerical simulations. The models examined are presented according to the established three categories of primary, secondary and tertiary injury mechanisms.

The models are probabilistic and their probit (or logistic) functions are presented and explained. Appropriate pressure-impulse and mass-velocity diagrams are generated for injuries due to blast waves and fragments, respectively. Comparisons of injury criteria predictions are made, and some merits or shortcomings of the models are indicated. A workable model of munition fragmentation is also included. The report provides the means for an efficient assessment of human injury risk in case of explosion events, which can effectively contribute to refining methods of protection in security and defence.

The report is freely available on this link: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/publication/survey-computational-models-blast-induced-human-injuries-security-and-defence-applications