Evaluation of blast effects on a civilian/industrial structure in the case of a scenario of a terrorist attack involving improvised explosive devices (IEDs)

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Issue		MATEC Web Conf. Volume 418, 2025 12^th International Symposium on Occupational Health and Safety (SESAM 2025)


Article Number		00027
Number of page(s)		14
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/202541800027
Published online		18 December 2025

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