Abstract

In the past few years, the increase in the number of terrorist attacks has shown that the effect of blast loads on buildings is a serious matter that should be taken into design consideration. These man-made disasters have created a challenge to structural engineers world over about the deficiency in the design process. Blast loads are extreme, instaneous, unpredictive impulses acting over milliseconds. Due to this nature of blast loads, it is complicated to analyse the dynamic responses of the structures. Usage of advanced engineering materials for construction can solve these structural problems to an extent. This paper presents the analysis and design of an underground blast resistant shelter made up of high performance fiber reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCC). This research focuses on an alternative section of cylindrical module of the shelter. The dynamic behavior of module under blast load is studied in finite element software Abaqus CAE 6.12. It is observed that the material stress-strain behavior is greatly influenced by strain rates of loadings. Shelter manually designed using codes in working stress method is verified with the analytical analysis

Full Text
Paper version not known

Talk to us

Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have

Schedule a call

Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.