FIRE AND BLAST INFORMATION GROUP

TECHNICAL NOTE AND WORKED EXAMPLES TO SUPPLEMENT THE INTERIM GUIDANCE NOTES FOR THE

DESIGN AND PROTECTION OF TOPSIDE STRUCTURES AGAINST EXPLOSION AND FIRE

Simplified Methods for Analysis of Response to

Dynamic Loading

Technical Note 7

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