The document by The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) provides general guidelines and three worked design examples for the structural design of blast-resistant buildings. This new edition incorporates updates regarding new developments within structural blast engineering in energy and industrial facilities including risk-based facility siting, new building types, loading on elevated buildings, new screening level guidance, and mitigation using energy-absorbing systems.
Topics include:
Determination of loads
Types of construction
Dynamic material strength and response criteria
Dynamic analysis methods
Design procedures
Ancillary and architectural considerations
Evaluation and upgrade of existing buildings
Shear wall building design example
Metal building design example
Masonry retrofit design example
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