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Explosion Effects and Structural Design for Blast

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Instructors:
   Dr. Sam A. Kiger
   Dr. Stan Woodson


Course Information:
TBA - Summer of 2012
Drury Inn Airport
St Louis, MO

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Explosion Effects and Structural Design for Blast
Two-Day Training Course

Drury Inn Airport, St. Louis, MO
TBA - Summer of 2012

Registration Deadline: TBA

Course Outline

1. Introduction
• Course Overview
• References
• Earthquake vs Blast Design

2. Explosion Effects
• Blast Wave Phenomena
• Explosive Types
• Cube Root Scaling
• Cratering/Truck Bombs
• Blast/Barrier Walls


3. Loads on Structures
• Wall and Roof Loading
• CONWEP Software
• Pressure Fill through Opening
• Internal Explosions
• BlastX Software

4. Behavior of Structural Elements
• Material Properties
• Resistance Functions
• Flexural Resistance
• Shear Resistance
• Tensile and Compressive Membrane Resistance
• Failure Criteria

5. Structural Dynamics
• Simplified Analysis Models
• Elastic Analysis/Dynamic Load Factor
• Elasto-Plastic Analysis
• Response Charts

Structural Dynamics Continued
• Idealized Systems
• Transformation Factors
• Dynamic Reactions
• Limiting Cases of Impulse and Peak Pressure Sensitive Systems

6. Response Calculations
• Span 32
• WAC
• PSADS
• P-I Diagrams
• Wall Systems and Retrofit Designs

8. Design Examples
• Walls
• Roofs

9. Window Glazing
• Hazards
• WinDas
• HAZL
• Retrofits

10. Other Design Aids
• TM5-1300
• Unified Facilities Criteria
• Progressive Collapse

Note: Examples will be incorporated throughout the course. Computer software for blast design will be demonstrated, and information on how to request software will be provided.
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