Dr Dain George Farrimond

Journal articles

• Karlsen J, Farrimond DG, Lodge TJ, Rigby SE, Tyas A, Clarke SD & Brewer TR (2025) Trilateration of blast wave arrival time: an inverse method for determining explosive yield and position. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 383(2305).
• Denny JW, Farrimond DG, Gabriel S, Yuen SKC, Rigby S, Al-Hajj S & Langdon GS (2025) The influence of obstacle geometric fidelity on blast wave propagation: a reduced-scale case study examining the role of the grain siloes in the 2020 Beirut explosion. Shock Waves.
• Barr AD, Tyas A, Farrimond DG, Woolford S, Speak T, Rigby SE, Clarke SD & Lodge T (2025) Fast-running thermochemical predictions of quasi-static pressure for confined detonations of plasticised high explosives. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 107678-107678.
• Farrimond DG, Woolford S, Barr AD, Lodge T, Tyas A, Waddoups R, Clarke SD, Rigby SE, Hobbs MJ, Willmott JR , Whittaker M et al (2024) Experimental studies of confined detonations of plasticized high explosives in inert and reactive atmospheres. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 480(2294).
• Barr AD, Rigby SE, Clarke SD, Farrimond D & Tyas A (2023) Temporally and spatially resolved reflected overpressure measurements in the extreme near field. Sensors, 23(2), 964-964. View this article in WRRO
• Farrimond DG, Woolford S, Tyas A, Rigby SE, Clarke SD, Barr A, Whittaker M & Pope DJ (2023) Far-field positive phase blast parameter characterisation of RDX and PETN based explosives. International Journal of Protective Structures. View this article in WRRO
• Hobbs MJ, Barr A, Woolford S, Farrimond D, Clarke SD, Tyas A & Willmott JR (2022) High-speed infrared radiation thermometer for the investigation of early stage explosive development and fireball expansion. Sensors, 22(16). View this article in WRRO
• Farrimond DG, Rigby SE, Clarke SD & Tyas A (2022) Time of arrival as a diagnostic for far-field high explosive blast waves. International Journal of Protective Structures, 13(2), 379-402. View this article in WRRO
• Rigby SE, Mendham E, Farrimond DG, Pickering EG, Tyas A & Pezzola G () An empirical method for modelling the secondary shock from high explosives in the far-field. Shock Waves.

Book chapters

• Limbu A, Tam E, Whittaker M, Falco S, Eakins D, Klomfass A, Tyas A, Lodge T, Farrimond D & Pope D (2025) Expansion of high-fidelity physics capabilities for simulating the detonation and behaviour of explosive materials, Next Generation Energetics (pp. 120-141). Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• Speak T, Woolford S, Farrimond D, Christopher I, Barr A, Portius P & Tyas A (2023) Experimental Observation and Modelling of Contained Detonations of PE4: What is the Influence of Afterburn?, Future Developments in Explosives and Energetics (pp. 200-219). Royal Society of Chemistry
• Langdon GS, Osborne E, Curry RJ, Clarke SD, Hibbert A, Waddoups R, Farrimond D, Lodge T, Tyas A, Denny JW & Tyler JP () Response of soft materials to extreme loads: Quasi-static to blast, Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future (pp. 9-10). Taylor & Francis
• Langdon GS, Osborne E, Curry RJ, Clarke SD, Hibbert A, Waddoups R, Farrimond D, Lodge T, Tyas A, Denny JW & Tyler JP () Response of soft materials to extreme loads: Quasi-static to blast, Engineering Materials, Structures, Systems and Methods for a More Sustainable Future (pp. 23-28). Taylor & Francis

Conference proceedings

• Angelides S, Bassam B, Rigby S, Farrimond D, Lodge T & Tyas A (2025) An experimental investigation of clearing effects in near-field and above-ground explosions. 27th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock, 5 October 2025 - 5 October 2025.
• McDonald P, Wurster J, Nicolson A, Barr A & Farrimond D (2025) Physics-informed modeling of afterburn in explosive simulations with GPU-accelerated CFD. Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS27). Colmar, France
• Mendham EM, Rigby SE, Farrimond DG, Tyas A, McDonald P, Nicholson A & Pezzola G (2025) Numerical investigation of blast loading from cube shape explosive charges. Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS27). Colmar, France, 5 October 2025 - 5 October 2025. View this article in WRRO
• Dennis AA, Karlsen J, Farrimond DG, Cook S, Tyas A, Rigby SE & Fay SD (2025) MicroBlast: The influence of obstacle orientation on the variability of blast loading in urban environments. Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS27), Colmar, France. Colmar, France, 5 October 2025 - 5 October 2025. View this article in WRRO
• Farrimond DG, Rigby S, Baldam C, Dennis AA, Tyas A & Fay SD (2025) MicroBlast: Experimental assessment of charge shape effects on blast loading in urban environments. Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS27). Colmar, France, 5 October 2025 - 5 October 2025. View this article in WRRO
• Barr A, Tyas A, Cottington G, Farrimond D, Woolford S, Waddoups R & Lodge T (2025) Experimental measurement and thermochemical modelling of water mitigation of confined detonations. Proceedings of the 27th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS27). Colmar, France
• Barr A, Tyas A, Farrimond D, Woolford S, Clarke S, Rigby S, Speak T & Portius P (2024) Rapid thermochemical predictions of internal detonations using plasticised explosives. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
• Farrimond D, Nowak P, Tetlow L, Lodge T, Langdon G, Tyas A, Sielicki P, Gajewski T, Tam E & Whittaker M (2024) Characterisation of Underwater Shock Parameters in Shallow and Open Water Conditions. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
• Farrimond D, Nicholson A, Nowak P, Tetlow L, Dennis A, Lodge T, Langdon G, Tyas A, Sielicki P, Gajewski T , McDonald P et al (2024) Experimental Validation of Viper Underwater Explosion CFD Solver. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
• Farrimond D, Nowak P, Waddoups R, Gajewski T, Lodge T, Langdon G, Tyas A, Sielicki P, Tam E & Whittaker M (2024) A fragmentation assessment method for submerged charges. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
• Farrimond D, Whittaker M, Limbu A, Tam E, Klomfass A, Tyas A, Lodge T, Falco S, Eakins D & Pope D (2024) Development of a numerical capability for simulating non-ideal explosives and reactive materials. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
• Tam E, Whittaker M, Limbu A, Pope D, Klomflass A, Tyas A, Lodge T, Farrimond D & Tetlow L (2024) Recent Improvements in Dstl’s Capacity for Modelling UNDEX and Associated Structural Response. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.
• Farrimond D, Ratcliff A, Dennis A, Rigby S, Tyas A, Clarke S, Lodge T & Tolman W (2023) MicroBlast - a benchmarking study of gramme-scale explosive trials. Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS26). Wollongong, Australia, 4 December 2023 - 4 December 2023. View this article in WRRO
• Lodge T, Clarke S, Barr A, Curry R, Farrimond D, Waddoups R, Tetlow L & Tyas A (2023) Recent development and research at the University of Sheffield blast lab in Buxton, UK. Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS26). Wollongong, Australia, 4 December 2023 - 4 December 2023. View this article in WRRO
• Whittaker M, Limbu A, Pope D, Tyas A, Lodge T & Farrimond D (2023) DEVELOPMENT OF A PREDICTIVE FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE VIABILITY AND POWER OF IDEAL AND NON-IDEAL EXPLOSIVES WITH RESPECT TO MITIGATING AND PROTECTING AGAINST ENERGETIC EFFECTS. Proceedings of the 26th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock. Wollongong, Australia, 3 December 2023 - 3 December 2023.
• Speak T, Woolford S, Farrimond D, Christopher I, Barr A, Portius P & Tyas A (2023) Experimental observation and modelling of contained detonations of PE4: what is the influence of afterburn?. Future Developments in Explosives and Energetics: 1st International Explosives Conference, Vol. 356 (pp 200-219). London, United Kingdom, 22 June 2022 - 22 June 2022. View this article in WRRO
• Farrimond D, Woolford S, Tyas A, Rigby S, Lodge T, Barr A, Clarke S, Whittaker M & Pope D (2023) Far-field positive phase blast parameter characterisation of small-scale ammonium nitrate based explosives. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS6). Auburn, AL, United States, 14 May 2023 - 14 May 2023. View this article in WRRO
• Tyas A, Farrimond D, Woolford S, Barr A, Lodge T, Waddoups R, Clarke S, Rigby S, Hobbs M, Willmott J & Whittaker M () Experimental and numerical studies of confined blast from detonation of plasticised high explosives in reactive and non-reactive atmospheres. Proceedings of The 19th International Symposium for the Interaction of Munitions with Structures. Interaction of the Effects of Munitions with Structures (ISIEMS 19). Bonn, Germany, 9 December 2024 - 9 December 2024.