| Document ID (ISN) | 108156 |
| CIS number |
08-680 |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
HSE Research Report 435
|
| Author(s) |
Health and Safety Executive |
| Title |
Improved simplified response methods to blast loading |
| Bibliographic information |
HSE Books, P.O. Box 1999, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 2WA, United Kingdom, 2006. vi, 47p. Illus. 4 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr435.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
This report describes the extension of a sophisticated single degree of freedom (SDOF) model for steel structures subject to explosion loading. The previous model did not incorporate material strain rate sensitivity, which has considerable influence on the blast response of steel members. This work extends the previous model to deal with the strain-rate effect, and to provide more rational ductility measures than possible with rate-insensitive modelling. The details of the overall model are provided, mainly in the form of parametric tables. Finally, several verification and application examples are provided demonstrating the calculation process involved in applying the new SDOF model and illustrating the high accuracy of the new model. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
explosion pressure; mathematical models; structural steel work |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
United Kingdom; materials testing; strain measurement; report |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Metal production and metalworking
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Explosions
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