Reinforcement of Masonry Construction Exposed to Accidental Explosions
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https://doi.org/10.70567/mc.v41i2.6Keywords:
blast load, masonry, reinforcement, carbon fiber reinforced compositesAbstract
In many cases, retrofit of industrial buildings to be able to withstand accidental actions from explosions originated in the same plants is required. This paper presents the application of different levels of analysis to the verification of a construction with masonry walls made of concrete blocks subjected to accidental explosions and the design of the reinforcement with carbon fiber reinforced polymeric matrix composite materials to withstand the design loads with a certain level of damage, but safeguarding the safety of the people inside the construction. In this first design stage, a simplified dynamic method based on one-degree-of-freedom systems is used. The verification of the design using explicit dynamic simulation of the structure allows the evaluation of the safety margins associated with the simplified dynamic method. The results show that the simplified method leads to safe results and that with a proper design, the proposed type of reinforcement allows reducing the damage to the masonry walls.
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