Open AccessBlast Response Simulation of the Alfred Murrah Building Reinforced by Use of HPFRCC
Author(s) -
Jongwan Jung,
JungWuk Hong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of concrete structures and materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.758
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 2234-1315
pISSN - 1976-0485
DOI - 10.1186/s40069-020-00442-9
Subject(s) - reinforcement , structural material , solid mechanics , structural engineering , materials science , deformation (meteorology) , composite material , engineering
Structural behavior against the blast load is evaluated for a structure reinforced by high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCC). The Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, which experienced a terrorist attack in 1995 is taken into consideration for the blast analysis using the finite element method. The continuous surface cap model (CSCM) is used to simulate the behavior of normal concrete and HPFRCC. By reinforcing normal concrete with HPFRCC, damage, and deformation of the structure are significantly reduced. This study presents an efficient reinforcement method by performing an explosion simulation on the structure using HPFRCC and evaluating the behavior according to various reinforcement methods. Specific reinforcements according to the types of members are required to enhance the efficiency of reinforcement. With the optimized reinforcement using high-performance fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (HPFRCC), the resistance to blast load is significantly improved.