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were not similar. Furthermore, these two detonation events were either some
distance from the wall or too small a detonation charge, and did not cause
significant deterioration to the walls. The instrumentation results for detonation
events MD5-E1 and MD5-E2 will also be presented and discussed here.
4 COMPARISONS BETWEEN PERFORMANCE OF RS AND
RE WALLS SUBJECT TO BLAST
Schematic sketches based on visual observations and photographic records
illustrating the conditions of RS and RE walls after the their respective detonation
events are discussed here for comparisons between performance of RS and RE
walls.
Figure 6 shows the condition of the RS wall after detonation events MD5-
E1 and MD5-E2. A slight inward compression of the wall can be observed. On
the facing, some area of the geotextile facing has melted from the extremely high
temperatures of the explosion. At certain areas of the geotextile facing, fragments
Figure 6 Condition of the RS wall after detonation event MD5-E2.