On flexible protection and stiff protection for structure safety under explosive/impact loading

Some examples of both flexible protection and stiff protection were discussed in connection with the authors research results to explore influences of stress wave effects and material strain-rate effects on structure safety protection under intense dynamic loads. Results display that in studies on structure safety protection under intense dynamic loading, either the loading is due to shock waves or projectile impact, wave propagation effects and material strain-rate effects for the structure itself and the around media, as well as the interaction between them, should be taken into account.