Shock waves interaction with a single inclusion buried in soil

► The response of a rigid buried inclusion to a nearby explosion in soil has been studied. ► Stresses distribution around shaped rigid inclusions were obtained at several short standoffs. ► For distant standoffs the maximum stress is developed at the point of shortest distance from the charge. ► For short standoffs the maximum stress location is at some offset from the above mentioned point. ► The maximum stress on a cylindrical inclusion is smaller than from that on a rectangular inclusion.