Use of Composite Reinforcement to Strengthen Concrete and Air-Entrained Concrete Masonry Walls against Air Blast
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Two concrete structures and three air-entrained concrete (AEC) masonry walls were subjected to two, high explosive detonations. The concrete structures were placed at a stand-off distance such that medium damage was expected. The stand-off distance of the AEC-masonry walls was reduced on each successive detonation until breaching occurred. The two concrete structures retrofitted with composite materials were subjected to air-blast loading at a stand-off distance of approximately 14.6 m. The structures were constructed such that each long side of the structure contained a wall retrofitted with a composite material and a wall left bare as a control. Both concrete structures exhibited less residual displacement on the walls strengthened with composite materials than the bare control walls.
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Journal of Composites for Construction
Volume 7 • Issue 2 • May 2003
Pages: 98 - 108
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Copyright © 2003 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 6, 2001
Accepted: Mar 5, 2002
Published online: Apr 15, 2003
Published in print: May 2003
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