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Mitigating high-temperature vulnerabilities in concrete: utilizing waste plastic fibers for enhanced mechanical resilience and environmental sustainability
The susceptibility of concrete to elevated temperatures is a paramount concern in civil engineering, especially in fire-related scenarios. This material often suffers mechanical weaknesses such as fracturing a...
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Article
Geometrical Shape and Orientation Effect of Equivalent TNT Dose on an RCC Slab with Clamped/Simple Supports Under Contact Explosion
Explosions, historically associated with military engineering, are now pertinent to structural engineering due to increased subversive blasts, global conflicts, civil disturbances, geopolitical volatility, and...
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Prediction of impact response of square reinforced concrete (RC) slab with square/circular opening under drop-weight impact using FEM simulation
Gravity load-carrying members of a structure are often subjected to low-velocity impact during construction and subsequent service life. In contrast to quasi-static situations, dynamic impacts introduce impuls...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Non-linear Dynamic Response of Slab with Different Boundary Conditions Subjected to Contact Explosion
Contact blast is being considered comparatively easier to dismantle slabs. Fanatics and radicalized elements also use contact blast devices to create panic in society. It is obvious that the anti-blast resista...
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Dynamic response of CFST column with in-plane cross reinforcement and partial CFRP wrap** upon contact blast
Explosions including accidental and manmade too not only cause damage to the structure/building but also inflict severe injuries and loss of human lives around the explosion. Structural damage further aggravat...
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Close-range Blast Response Prediction of Hollow Circular Concrete Columns with Varied Hollowness Ratio, Arrangement of Compression Steel, and Confining Stirrups’ Spacing
Blasts and accidental explosions are being reported more frequently than before with grievous injuries and loss of lives and damage to the structure, increasing the concern of disaster management authority off...
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Chapter
Performance Prediction of Axially Loaded Square Reinforced Concrete Column with Additional Transverse Reinforcements in the Form of (1) Master Ties, (2) Diamond Ties, and (3) Open Ties under Close-in Blast
Compression members in a building structural system called columns are the most important elements since they support other structural elements. Columns of many building structures with stilt floors for parkin...
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Jacketing with steel angle sections and wide battens of RC column and its influence on blast performance
Occurrence of extreme loadings on the structure caused by man-made or accidental explosions is not uncommon. Such loadings jeopardize the safety/stability of structure if the key load-carrying member(s) are da...
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Comparison of Existing Empirical Equations for Blast Peak Positive Overpressure from Spherical Free Air and Hemispherical Surface Bursts
The blast-induced impulsive loads due to unabated accidental and man-made explosions on structures are receiving attention from structural designers. Recent devastating Beirut ammonium nitrate explosion and ve...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Response of Two-Way RCC Slab with Unconventionally Placed Reinforcements Under Contact Blast Loading
Failure of building structures by blast-induced loading is quite common and is of considerable interest. Consequences of blast loading may result in the progressive collapse of the buildings and as noticed by ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Influence of Charge Locations on Close-in Air-blast Response of Pre-tensioned Concrete U-girder
Safety of the public transportation infrastructure, especially bridges, against explosive-induced detonation is of serious concern for the civic life in the megacities, and their failure may cause severe socia...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Air-Blast Response of Free-Standing: (1) Unreinforced Brick Masonry Wall, (2) Cavity RC Wall, (3) RC Walls with (i) Bricks, (ii) Sand, in the cavity: A Macro-Modeling Approach
In the current scenario of insecurity from different sources, the role of the compound wall is more important than ever. In addition to stability, the strength of such walls from the explosion point of view is...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Behavior of Ordinary Load-Bearing Masonry Structure Under Distant Large Explosion, Beirut Scenario
Recent explosion of the stored ammonium nitrate at Beirut port was of devastating nature caused serious damage to the structures to the extent of the collapse of even single-story dwelling houses. This disastr...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Blast Performance of RCC Slab and Influence of Its Design Parameters
Catastrophic failure of the RCC slab under explosive-induced blast loading could be disastrous for other elements in the structure. In the present work, a finite element model of one-way-reinforced cement conc...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Out-of-plane Response of Clay Brick Unreinforced and Strengthened Masonry Walls Under Explosive-induced Air-blast Loading
In recent years, structural engineers and designers are showing their concern about the increasing occurrence of accidental explosions and subversive blasts. Such events induce impulsive loads of abnormal inte...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Air-Blast Response of Axially Loaded Clay Brick Masonry Walls with and Without Reinforced Concrete Core
Brick masonry is being replaced by other lightweight compatible materials in the walls, however, it is still being used. Almost all the old structures comprise of load-bearing as well as partition walls are of...
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Performance of on-ground double-roof RCC shelter with energy absorption layers under close-in air-blast loading
Political rivalry among aspiring groups for power to rule turns the society hostile with trust deficit tends to instability and poor governance. Disgruntled groups take subversion as a tool to show their worth...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Performance of One-Way Concrete Slabs Reinforced with Conventional and Polymer Re-bars Under Air-Blast Loading
Explicit dynamic analysis has been conducted using the ABAQUS/CAE, a finite element program, on one-way normal-reinforced concrete (NRC) slabs. Time-dependent blast pressure, P(t), has been modeled following t...
