Dynamic response of RC structures subjected to blast wave shock loading

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

1-1-2012

Abstract

The collapse of significant structures caused by terrorist attacks in the past decades has motivated engineers to study the stability of current structural systems and their susceptibility to collapse. This collapse usually occurs due to blast waves generated by the high explosive bursts in the air that hit the structural components of the buildings leading to catastrophic damages which unfortunately happen before the evacuation. In an effort to find a safety criterion for buildings subjected to blasting; this study uses the nonlinear FEA explicit software LS-DYNA to highlight the effect of blast wave propagation on reinforced concrete column taking into account the standoff distance and charge weight variations. The effects of these two variables have been quantified through the comparison of resulted pressures, displacement and impulses. Copyright © 2012 by ASME.

Identifier

84887309527 (Scopus)

ISBN

[9780791845288]

Publication Title

ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition Proceedings Imece

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1115/IMECE2012-88658

First Page

41

Last Page

47

Volume

12

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