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parameters, hence for construction purpose it is suggested to refer the relevant building standards and the guidelines issued by the concerned agencies.

6 Conclusion

These predicted data will be very much useful for analyzing the hazard level and other factors involved in the Detonics study. This High Explosive Damage Assessment modelling (HEXDAM) software has the ability to provide decision makers with information regarding the placement and protection of personnel as well as structures. The modelling software can be used for predicting the blast parameters for each and every trial so that respective safety precautions can be taken as well as for forming the SOPs for conducting various Shock & Detonics study trials. Equipped with these information and damage criteria, organizations can ensure the safe conduct of trials by ensuring safety of their employees and soundness of the structures. Armed with specific information about expected blast pressure levels and structural damages at various distances, the executive can device an effective methodology for calculating the required safety distance and evaluate the range clearance required. This approach provides enough flexibility for planning futuristic explosive facilities with optimum utilization of available land without prejudicing safety. Acknowledgements The authors express their sincere thanks to Dr. Manjit Singh, Director TBRL for his encouragement and kind permission to publish the paper. The author is also thankful to VSSC Thiruvanathapuram for giving an opportunity to carry out the explosive damage modelling for their facility and also thankful to Safety and Environmental Engineering Division (SEED) of TBRL for its continuous support in carryout the modelling task on regular basis. References

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