Numerical and Experimental Approach for Failure Analysis of Soil Subjected to Surface Explosion Loading

Table 2

Comparison of relative errors for shear strain control.

Failure shear strain	Crater
	Diameter			Depth
	Numerical simulation (cm)	Explosion experiment (cm)	Relative error (%)	Numerical simulation (cm)	Explosion experiment (cm)	Relative error (%)
0.006	39.36	28.83	36.53	22.96	15.06	52.46
0.008	32.80		13.77	21.32		41.57
0.010	32.80		13.77	16.40		8.89
0.012	26.24		−8.98	14.76		−1.99
0.014	26.24		−8.98	14.76		−1.99
0.016	22.96		−20.36	13.12		−12.88