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According to current single-degree of freedom models, blast damage/injury can be
communicated with pressure-impulse (P-I) diagrams. VASDIP uses the most recently
developed P-I diagrams, and allows users to specify detailed properties
(including boundary conditions) of 24 different basic structural components and
19 different human body components.
VASDIP is an excellent companion product to BREEZE HEXDAM / VEXDAM, as it
computes the corresponding vulnerability parameters for use within these
applications. In addition, users have the capability to compute changes in
vulnerability as a function of individual structural/human properties. This
functionality makes VASDIP invaluable in cost/risk assessment and analysis.
BREEZE VASDIP for Windows capabilities include:
- Capacity to handle both inanimate structures and human body components
- Generate P-I diagrams
- Calculation of damage/injury for a given pressure and impulse
- Calculation of vulnerability parameters for use with BREEZE HEXDAM and
VEXDAM
BREEZE VASDIP generates three distinct outputs. The first is a color-coded
P-I diagram that provides the user with a clear picture of the three zones of
structural/human response:
- Total destruction/fatality zone
- Partial damage/injury zone
- No damage/injury zone
The second output consists of specific vulnerability parameters used for
characterizing a structure/human body with HEXDAM and VEXDAM software. The third
output consists of damage/injury level resulting from a given pressure and
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