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Dynamic response of steel pipe rack structures subjected to explosion loads
Author(s) -
Aarønæs Anton,
Nilsson Hanna,
Neumann Nicolas
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
steel construction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1867-0539
pISSN - 1867-0520
DOI - 10.1002/stco.201510022
Subject(s) - rack , structural engineering , finite element method , planar , parametric statistics , materials science , engineering , mechanical engineering , computer science , mathematics , statistics , computer graphics (images)
This paper describes a parametric study of the dynamic behaviour of steel pipe rack structures subjected to explosion loading. The pipe rack design is assumed to be a multi‐planar lattice girder consisting of rectangular or square hollow sections. Numerical analysis with the finite element method was performed on a series of 54 pipe racks in total, varying parameters such as mass distribution and aspect ratio. The study provides a deeper understanding – and forms the basis for a more accurate prediction – of the dynamic response of multi‐planar lattice girder structures such as steel pipe racks.