“…Extensive studies in the literature on the general subject of impact and blast effects may also be broadly classified along the line of the above mentioned three response categories, namely i) dynamic response of materials, in particular concrete, and fracture and fragmentation [e.g., Brace and Jones, 1973;Li and Meng, 2003;Lu and Xu, 2004;Lu and Tu, 2008]; ii) effect of blast load on structural members, typically RC columns and slabs [e.g., Krauthammer et al, 1993;Lellep and Torn, 2005;Gong and Lu, 2007;Ma et al 2007], and iii) progressive collapse of a large portion or the entire structural system. This paper will examine the dynamic processes involved in the three response phases and the associated characteristics in the different dynamic regimes, especially concerning concrete structures.…”