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Apr 26, 2012
Design of Windows for Blast Loading—Moving Forward
Authors: D. Duke, Ph.D. [email protected], J. S. Shull [email protected], and R. S. Browning [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Structures Congress 2011
Abstract
This paper presents a brief overview of historical and current practices for the design of windows and glass curtain walls subjected to short-duration, high-energy loading from blast shock waves. General discussion is provided that describes typical treatment of force-displacement relationships, boundary conditions, pre- and post-cracked behavior of laminated glass, and failure criterion. Various practical examples from design projects are presented that demonstrate limitations or misapplications of methods that are often used in blast engineering. Developments from parallel research are cited to highlight some of the current deficiencies.
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Structures Congress 2011
Pages: 1470 - 1483
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Apr 26, 2012
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Blasting effects
- Building materials
- Continuum mechanics
- Curtain walls
- Design (by type)
- Displacement (mechanics)
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Engineering mechanics
- Glass
- Historic buildings
- History and Heritage
- Load factors
- Materials engineering
- Practice and Profession
- Shock waves
- Solid mechanics
- Structural design
- Structural dynamics
- Structural engineering
- Structural mechanics
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Walls
- Waves (mechanics)
- Window glass
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P.E.
Staff Engineer, Southern Research Institute 757 Tom Martin Drive, Birmingham, AL 35211.E-mail: [email protected]
P.E.
Structural Engineer, Black & Veatch 6601 College Park Boulevard, Overland Park, KS 66211.E-mail: [email protected]
A.M.ASCE
Research Civil Engineer, Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center 3909 Halls Ferry Road, CEERD-GS-M, Bldg 5008, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199.E-mail: [email protected]
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