The report focuses on the calculation of blast parameters that are used for designing structural elements to resist blast induced loads. It addresses shortcomings encountered with the widely used relationships proposed in the Kingery-Bulmash technical manual. The parameter values in it have...

This paper contributes with new findings to the literature on corporate research and development (R&D) intensity decomposition by examining the effects of several parameters on R&D intensity and investigating its comparative distribution among top R&D firms, sectors and world regions/countries....

This paper investigates the sectoral dynamics of the major economies during the last decade through the lens of the top 1000 R&D investors worldwide and looks at how firms' demographics are related to sector distribution. In doing so, it contributes to the literature on the EU corporate R&D...

In this work we analyse patterns of technological development using patent applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) over the 1973-2012 period. Our study focuses on the combinations of technological fields within patent documents and their evolution in time, which can...

Executive summary This report has been developed within the project "Technical support for Environmental Footprinting, material efficiency in product policy and the European Platform on LCA" (2013-2016) funded by the Directorate-General for Environment. It aims to develop a standardisable method...

The 'feasibility study for setting-up reference values to support the calculation of recyclability / recoverability rates of electr(on)ic products' commissioned by the Joint Research Centre is embedded in the activities of the European Commission targeting the improvement of the resource...

As part of the outcome of the EU "Stress Tests" in 2012, several areas for further research in the field of Severe Accident Management have been identified for different types of NPPs. One of these areas concerns the feasibility of In Vessel Melt Retention (IVMR) for VVER 1000 reactors. Ensuring...

A new global information baseline describing the spatial evolution of the human settlements in the past 40 years is presented. It is the most spatially global detailed data available today dedicated to human settlements, and it shows the greatest temporal depth. The core processing methodology...

Critical infrastructures are the backbone of modern society and provide many essential goods and services. Recent events have highlighted the vulnerability of these infrastructures to natural hazards and the risk for cascade effects with potentially major and extended socio-economic impacts. The...