Computational performance evaluation of sacrificial protective walls composed of lightweight concrete blocks: a parametric study of blast loads in a tunnel

P Keshavarz Mirza Mohammadi… - Mechanics of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Sacrificial wall systems consisting of lightweight concrete blocks have several advantages
including versatility and high installation speed, making them effective tools for reducing the …

Applied element modelling of unreinforced and reinforced concrete masonry walls under blast loading

A Gouda, M ElSayed, H Salem, W Attia, A Elansary - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Masonry walls are the first defense line against exterior explosions in buildings; however, no
adequate guidelines are currently available for the analysis and design of these walls under …

Numerical investigation of a new structural configuration of a concrete barrier wall under the effect of blast loads

AK Taha, Z Gao, D Huang, MS Zahran - International Journal of Advanced …, 2019 - Springer
In this study, a non-linear three-dimensional hydrocode numerical simulation was carried
out using AUTODYN-3D, which is an extensive code dealing with explosion problems. A …

Preliminary study on the behavior of the SFT Qiandao prototype against explosions and impacts

B Faggiano, G Iovane, IM Toscano… - … Conference on Vibration …, 2019 - Springer
This paper deals with the behavior of the Qiandao prototype of submerged floating tunnel
(SFT) against exceptional loads due to explosions and impacts. A preliminary study is …

Response of a new structural ultra-high performance concrete barrier wall subjected to blast loading

AK Taha, Z Gao, H Dahai… - Australian Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) is a promising construction of newly developed
material. In this study, a nonlinear three-dimensional hydro-code numerical simulation was …

Blast pressure analysis due to confined explosion-after effects

B Choubey, SC Dutta, GKV Prakhya, P Mandal… - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
The paper aims to analyse the effect of confined explosion of high-explosive materials in
storage compartment. The present investigation proposes an improved structural …

Review of Blast Waves Analysis, Design, Structural and Materials Responses

AK Taha, A Osman, MS Zahran - Open Journal of Safety Science and …, 2023 - scirp.org
With the increasing threat of terrorism and the rapid development of technology, the
probability of accidental explosions such as incident blasts, mine explosions and terrorist …

[PDF][PDF] Investigating the effect of the geometry of RC barrier walls on the blast wave propagation

W Attia, S Elwan, I Kotb - Int. J. Saf. Secur. Eng, 2021 - academia.edu
Accepted: 19 June 2021 Evaluating the performance of several types of reinforced concrete
barrier walls subjected to blast loads is the target of this research paper. A parametric study …

Analysis of underground RCC bunker subjected to blast load

B Mahesh, P Roy - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
A bunker is an underground structure designed to protect the lives of people and valuable
goods during the attacks such as nuclear attacks, biological attacks. The increase in terrorist …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical Assessment of a Sustainable Blast Protection Wall

AG Adrees, A Hussein - Diyala Journal of Engineering Sciences, 2021 - iasj.net
Terrorist attacks have increased in the past few years in different countries. Explosions are
problem that has significant impact on human life, as well as the social and economic …