RETROFITTING THE INSTALLATIONS AGAINST MAN-MADE HAZARDS Analysis and simulation using the AUTODYN simulation package | ||||
| The International Conference on Civil and Architecture Engineering | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 7, 7th International Conference on Civil and Architecture Engineering, May 2008, Page 501-508 PDF (441.12 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/iccae.2008.45407 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| EHAB HANAFI MAHMOUD1; AMR IBRAHIM FAYID2 | ||||
| 1Permanent staff (PhD) - Architecture Department. Military Technical Collage – Cairo, EGYPT. | ||||
| 2Permanent staff (PhD) – Weapons and Ammunitions Department. MTC – Cairo, EGYPT. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
In the light of recent terrorists bomb attacks on facilities throughout the world, planners, architects and engineers are beginning to re-visit conventional approaches in the design of high-security facilities. Increasingly, existing the stratigic installations, such as the airport installations, are being protected to survive a limited threat. These action is essential to mitigate the hazardous effects of explosions and impact. Important facilities are made to a generally higher degree of robustness than conventional installations. One of the greatest threats from a terrorist bomb attack comes from fragmentations pieces of walls, windows, fixtures, and equipment flying at high speeds can result in extensive injury and death. A key tactic to defeating this threat is to ensure the exterior wall of a building can survive the bomb blast without breaking apart and contributing to the fragment problem. The usual approach is to add strength and mass to the wall- to “beef” it up, usually with concrete and steel. Such “fortress” approaches are difficult to implement, time-consuming, and prohibitively expensive. An easier, less expensive, and lighter weight solution was needed so this paper looking for ways to introduce ductility and resilience into building walls. This paper presents the findings from a programe of research, which explores the opportunities offered by an effective an elastomeric polymer coating to prevent fragmentation from concrete structural elements. A group of scenarios simulated and examined by analysis the concept of using new protection techniques, as assessed using the AUTODYN softwear simulation package in 2D & 3D V4.1.17. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Architecture; protection; blast; structure; Hazard | ||||
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