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The Current State of the Practice: A Look into the Protective Design Industry
The protective design industry has to adapt to new threats and challenges facing the industry constantly. As a result, invested stakeholders within the industry must take a critical look at the current state of the practice. By assessing the current protective design industry, one can identify both …
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Evaluation of the design space for reinforced concrete building components subject to blast loading
As the built environment becomes more complex, designers must consider extreme loading when it is necessary to anticipate structural response to rare hazards in addition to the expected loading conditions associated with intended use of a structure. Designing structures to withstand blast loading …
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Flood damage reduction techniques for wastewater treatment facilities
Wastewater treatment facilities, due to design practices and physical location, may be highly vulnerable to flooding. The implementation of flood proofing and flood damage reduction measures can reduce the economic losses and environmental impacts of a flood. Effective training and guidance is …
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Blast Performance of Hybrid GFRP and Steel Reinforced Concrete Beams
… of tensile steel and GFRP rebar were designed, constructed, and tested under progressively increasing blast loading generated using the Virginia Tech Shock Tube Research Facility. The effect of hybrid reinforcing on the blast performance of the beams was evaluated based on the global …
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Blast Performance of Hollow Metal Steel Doors
… increased interest in the blast resistant design of high-risk facilities, including government offices, private sector buildings, transportation terminals, sporting venues, and military facilities. Current blast resistant design standards prioritize the protection of the primary structural …
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Alternate Load Paths and Retrofits for Long-span Truss Bridges under Sudden Member Loss and Blast Loads
<p>In current bridge design practices, due to the existence of alternate load paths (ALPs), continued stability and progressive collapse-resistance of long-span bridges following the initialed loss of a critical member can be attributed to “redundancy”. However, “redundancy”, also indicated as the …