Open AccessStructural response of multi-story building subjected to blast load
Author(s) -
Ahmet Tuğrul Toy,
Barış Sevim
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of structural engineering and applied mechanics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2630-5763
DOI - 10.31462/jseam.2022.01013021
Subject(s) - structural engineering , workbench , masonry , rock blasting , finite element method , foundation (evidence) , blast wave , engineering , geotechnical engineering , mechanical engineering , archaeology , shock wave , visualization , history , aerospace engineering
This paper aims to present blasting effects on the structural response of a 5-story building considering its columns, shear walls, beams, slabs, raft foundation, masonry walls, and windows. A building with a geometry of 12×20 m in plan and a height of 15.5 m is considered. The three-dimensional finite element model of the building is constituted using ANSYS Workbench and blasting analysis is explicitly performed in ANSYS AUTODYN. TNT is exploded to give blasting effects on the structure. The duration of the explosion is set to 3-msec. Stresses, displacements, material status, and pressures due to blasting on some gauge points are presented. It is seen from the study that the blast causes local damage to the load-bearing elements.