The August 4, 2020 Beirut Explosion: A case study in protective structural design

Presentation by Dr. Eric Jacques, Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech Join Dr. Eric Jacques, a structural engineer and blast expert, for a virtual talk that will probe the cause of the Beirut blast, explain why the damage was so extensive, and highlight how graduates and undergraduates at Virginia Tech are using the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering's new Shock Tube Research Facility to develop new technologies to defeat blast hazards. Learn more about the VT blast simulator: http://www.ericjacques.com/courses/re... Learn more about Dr. Jacques and his research group: http://www.ericjacques.com/ Learn more about Virginia Tech Civil and Environmental Engineering: http://www.cee.vt.edu/