Concrete Structures Subjected to Impact and Blast Loadings and Their Combinations
Concrete Structures Subjected to Impact and Blast Loadings and Their Combinations

Author: Chunwei Zhang

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2022-05-08

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 1000572919

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Although much research focuses on investigating the responses of reinforced concrete (RC) structures under sole impact or blast loads, the responses of RC structures under a combination of impact and blast loads currently represent a gap in our knowledge. The combined actions of impact and blast loadings may be applied to RC structures during accidental or intentional collision of vessels, vehicles, etc., carrying explosive materials. A comprehensive study on the vulnerability of various structural members is carried out using finite element (FE) simulations under combination of impact and blast loads with the variations of various loading- and structural-related parameters and key parameters. This book introduces various structural analysis approaches for concrete structures when subjected to extreme loads such as impact and blast loadings. The theory of the combinations of impact and blast loads is proposed that can provide primary insights to the specific readers to develop new ideas in impact and blast engineering, including combined actions of extreme loads arising from real-world intentional or accidental events. This book will be of value to students (undergraduate or postgraduate), engineers, and researchers in structural and civil engineering, and specifically, those who are studying and investigating the performances of concrete structures under extreme loads.

Single Piles and Pile Groups Under Lateral Loading
Single Piles and Pile Groups Under Lateral Loading

Author: Lymon C. Reese

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2010-12-15

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 1439894302

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The complexities of designing piles for lateral loads are manifold as there are many forces that are critical to the design of big structures such as bridges, offshore and waterfront structures and retaining walls. The loads on structures should be supported either horizontally or laterally or in both directions and most structures have in common t

Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems to Limit Traffic Disruption During Construction
Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems to Limit Traffic Disruption During Construction

Author: Mohsen Shahawy

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 58

ISBN-13: 0309069726

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis Report 324: Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems to Limit Traffic Disruption During Construction assesses and documents the use of innovative prefabricated elements and systems and assesses its effects on on-site construction time and cost, closure time, and environmental impacts. The synthesis report also looks at the use of fiber-reinforced polymers and other advanced materials and new technologies that are gaining in popularity but are still in the experimental stages.

Explosion Hazards and Evaluation
Explosion Hazards and Evaluation

Author: W.E. Baker

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2012-12-02

Total Pages: 840

ISBN-13: 0444599886

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Explosion Hazards and Evaluation presents the principles and applications of explosion hazards evaluation. The text is organized into nine chapters. Chapters 1 and 2 discuss the energy release processes which generate accidental explosions, and the resulting development of pressure and shock waves in a surrounding atmosphere. The manner in which the "free-field" waves are modified in interacting with structures or other objects in their paths is discussed in Chapter 3. Structural response to blast loading and non-penetrating impact is covered in two chapters, with Chapter 4 including simplified analysis methods and Chapter 5 including numerical methods. Chapter 6 includes a rather comprehensive treatment of generation of fragments and missiles in explosions, and the flight and effects of impact of these objects. Chapter 7 considers thermal radiation of large chemical explosions. Explosions may or may not cause damage or casualty, and various damage criteria have been developed for structures, vehicles, and people. These criteria are presented in Chapter 8. General procedures for both the postmortem evaluation of accidental explosions and for design for blast and impact resistance are reviewed in Chapter 9. Engineers, scientists, and plant safety personnel will find the book very useful.

Blast Protection of Buildings
Blast Protection of Buildings

Author: American Society of Civil Engineers

Publisher:

Published: 2023-03-06

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780784415719

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Standard ASCE/SEI 59-22 provides minimum requirements for planning, design, construction, and assessment of new and existing buildings subject to the effects of accidental or malicious explosions.

Strengthening Design of Reinforced Concrete with FRP
Strengthening Design of Reinforced Concrete with FRP

Author: Hayder A. Rasheed

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-12-16

Total Pages: 246

ISBN-13: 1482235595

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Strengthening Design of Reinforced Concrete with FRP establishes the art and science of strengthening design of reinforced concrete with fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) beyond the abstract nature of the design guidelines from Canada (ISIS Canada 2001), Europe (FIB Task Group 9.3 2001), and the United States (ACI 440.2R-08). Evolved from thorough cla

Eurocode 2 Design Data for Reinforced Concrete Columns
Eurocode 2 Design Data for Reinforced Concrete Columns

Author: Kar Chun Tan

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-03-27

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 9811368414

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This book was written to facilitate column sizing and reinforcement design for structural engineers. It arranges the design data in a clearly structured manner, and provides quick and easy ways for engineers to compare the feasibility of multiple alternatives (various column sizes and reinforcement configurations). With the help of this book, engineers can rapidly produce outputs for architects, which the latter can incorporate into their architectural layout plans. These outputs can also benefit quantity surveyors, especially for costing purposes, and help avoid careless design errors.​ The book is chiefly intended for structural engineers who implement Eurocode 2 for reinforced concrete design. To gain the most from it, readers should possess a basic understanding of column design, e.g. the stresses and forces produced in columns and their reinforcements when subjected to axial load and bending moment. However, the book also provides explanatory notes for the design data tables, allowing them to be used without prior background knowledge.

UHPCC Under Impact and Blast
UHPCC Under Impact and Blast

Author: Qin Fang

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 981336842X

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This book is about the Ultra-high Performance Cementitious Composites (UHPCC), which is a relativity new type of cementitious materials. UHPCC has very low water-to-binder ratio, high amount of high-range water reducer, fine aggregates and high-strength steel or organic fibers. With the prominent mechanical properties, e.g., high compressive and tensile strength, high ductility, and high fracture energy, UHPCC has been becoming the most prospective construction cement-based material for both civil and military structures to resist high-speed projectile penetration, low-velocity impact and blast loadings. In this book, the related work conducted by authors on the static and dynamic mechanical properties, as well as the impact and blast resistance of UHPCC are presented. This book is written for the researchers, engineers and graduate students in the fields of protective structures and terminal ballistics.