The aim in blast resistant building design is to prevent the overall collapse of the building and fatal damages. Despite the fact that, the magnitude of the explosion and the loads caused by it cannot be anticipated perfectly, the most possible scenarios will let to find the necessary engineering and architectural solutions for it.
In the design process it is vital to determine the potential danger and the extent of this danger, most importantly human safety should be provided. Moreover, to achieve functional continuity after an explosion, architectural and structural factors should be taken into account in the design process, and an optimum building plan should be put together.
This study is motivated from making buildings in a blast resistant and creating a vnt way, pioneering to put necessary regulations into practice for preventing human and structural loss due to the blast and other human-sourced hazards and creating common sense about the explosions that they are possible threats in daily life. In this context, architectural and structural design of building should be specially considered.
During the architectural design, the behavior under extreme compression loading of the structural form, structural element e.g. walls, flooring and secondary structural elements like cladding and glazing should be considered carefully. In conventional design, all structural elements are designed to resist the structural loads. But it should be remembered that, blast loads are unpredictable, instantaneous and extreme. Therefore, it is obvious that a building will receive less damage with a selected safety level and a blast resistant architectural design. On the other hand, these kinds of buildings will less attract the terrorist attacks.
Structural design after an environmental and architectural blast resistant design, as well stands for a great importance to prevent the overall collapse of a building, With correct selection of the structural system, well designed beam-column connections, structural elements designed adequately, moment frames that transfer sufficient load and high quality material; it’s possible to build a blast resistant building, Every single member should be designed to bear the possible blast loading. For the existing structures, retrofitting of the structural elements might be essential. Although these precautions will increase the cost of construction, to protect special buildings with terrorist attack risk like embassies, federal buildings or trade centers is unquestionable.
The aim in blast resistant building design is to prevent the overall collapse of the building and fatal damages. Despite the fact that, the magnitude of the explosion and the loads caused by it cannot be anticipated perfectly, the most possible scenarios will let to find the necessary engineering and architectural solutions for it.
In the design process it is vital to determine the potential danger and the extent of this danger, Most importantly human safety should be provided. Moreover, to achieve functional continuity after an explosion, architectural and structural factors should be taken into account in the design process, and an optimum building plan should be put together.
This study is motivated from making buildings in a blast resistant way,
Pioneering to put the necessary regulations into practice for preventing human and structural loss due to the blast and other human-sourced hazards and creating common sense about the explosions that they are possible threats in daily life, in this context, architectural and structural design of building should be specially considered.
During the architectural design, the behavior under extreme compression loading of the structural form, structural element e.g. walls, flooring and secondary structural elements like cladding and glazing should be considered carefully. In conventional design, all structural elements are designed to resist the structural loads. But it should be remembered that, blast loads are unpredictable, instantaneous and extreme. Therefore, it is obvious that a building will receive less damage with a selected safety level and a blast resistant architectural design. On the other hand, these kinds of buildings will less attract the terrorist attacks.
Structural design after an environmental and architectural blast resistant design, as well stands for a great importance to prevent the overall collapse of a building, With correct selection of the structural system, well designed beam-column connections, structural elements designed adequately, moment frames that transfer sufficient load and high quality material; it’s possible to build a blast resistant building, Every single member should be designed to bear the possible blast loading. For the existing structures, retrofitting of the structural elements might be essential. Although these precautions will increase the cost of construction, to protect special buildings with terrorist attack risk like embassies, federal buildings or trade centers is unquestionable.