dynamic strain rate

What is the importance of strain rate on structural response under blast load?

This and other issues are discussed in the recent paper from Stochino F. and Carta G.:

“SDOF models for reinforced concrete beams under impulsive loads accounting for strain rate effects”, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2014.05.022, Nuclear Engineering and Design 276, (2014), 74-86.

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S002954931400301X

Experimental and numerical investigations of
yield surface, texture, and deformation mechanisms in AA5754 over low to
high temperatures and strain rates