(1) Ductility of the flexural reinforcement, including the strain hardeningregion, is fully developed.
(2) Integrity of the concrete between the two layers of flexural reinforcement is maintained despite massive cracking.
(3) Compression reinforcement is restrained from buckling.
(4) High shear stresses at the supports are resisted.
(5) Local shear failure produced by the high intensity of the peak blast pressures is prevented.
(6) Quantity and velocity of post-failure fragments produced during the brittlemode of behavior are reduced.