Blast Loading on Petrochemical Buildings
Publication: Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 125, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper covers the development of the design blast loads for buildings in petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants as reported by the ASCE Task Committee on Blast Resistant Design. It briefly discusses the overall design process for such buildings and the considerations and methods for predicting the blast loading from vapor cloud explosions. The main focus is on determining the building component loads once the incident blast overpressure is defined.
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Journal of Energy Engineering
Volume 125 • Issue 3 • December 1999
Pages: 94 - 102
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Received: Nov 25, 1997
Published online: Dec 1, 1999
Published in print: Dec 1999
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