• Computers and Concrete
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.767-783
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• 2014

The use of composite materials to strengthen reinforced concrete (RC) structures against blast terror has great interests from engineering experts in structural retrofitting. The composite materials used in this study are rigid polyurethane foam (RPF) and aluminum foam (ALF). The aim of this study is to use the RPF and the ALF to strengthen the RC panels under blast load. The RC panel is considered to study the RPF and the ALF as structural retrofitting. Field blast test is conducted. The finite element analysis (FEA) is also used to model the RC panel under shock wave. The RC panel performance is studied based on detonating different TNT explosive charges. There is a good agreement between the results obtained by both the field blast test and the proposed numerical model. The composite materials improve the RC panel performance under the blast wave propagation.

• 대한토목학회논문집
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.331-340
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• 2021

본 논문은 비예측 극한하중인 폭발하중에 노출된 RC building 구조물의 폭발손상평가를 위한 수치해석적 연구이다. 수치해석의 효율성 및 정확성을 높이기 위해, 폭발하중에 대한 정의, 유체-구조 연성을 위한 Euler-Lagrange 커플링 기법 적용, 그리고 고변형률 속도가 고려된 콘크리트 및 강재 재료구성모델이 제안된다. 특히 효율적인 폭발하중 정의를 위해, Euler-FCT 기법을 통하여 TNT 질량에 따른 시간별 압력하중 데이터가 확보되고, 이는 RC building 구조물 총 7 지점의 폭발위치에 적용되며, ANSYS-AUTODYN 솔버에 연결되어 수치 시뮬레이션이 수행된다. 해석결과, TNT 질량 및 폭발 위치에 따라 손상 차이가 발생하였으며, 먼저 TNT 질량 20 kg 일 경우 3 곳의 폭발손상 지점에서 주부재 중 슬래브에서만 중간 및 가벼운 손상이 발생되었고, TNT 질량 100 kg 일 경우 5 곳의 폭발손상 지점 중 3 곳은 슬래브 및 보 부재에서 중간 손상이 발생되었으며, 2 곳은 슬래브에서 심각한 손상이 발생되었다.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.462-468
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• 2016

In this paper, we present the results of the numerical analysis employing CONWEP, LS-DYNA FSI(Fluid Structure Interaction), AUTODYN FSI, LS-DYNA ALE(Arbitrary Lagrange Eulerian) and combination of CONWEP and LS-DYNA ALE for blast door fracture and wave propagation through the tunnel by the external explosion. We compared the numerical analysis results with the subscale test data and selected combination of CONWEP and LS-DYNA ALE method as adequate data generation method for the FRM(Fast Running Model) software development. It is expected to save much time and costs by using the numerical simulation data for the various test conditions.

• Computers and Concrete
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.215-225
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• 2016

High performance materials such as Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) are often used for retrofitting structures against blast loads due to its ductility and strength. The effectiveness of retrofit materials needs to be precisely evaluated for the retrofitting design based on the dynamic material responses under blast loads. In this study, the blast resistance of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) and Kevlar/Glass hybrid fabric (K/G) retrofitted reinforced concrete (RC) wall is analyzed by using the explicit analysis code LS-DYNA, which accommodates the high-strain rate dependent material models. Also, the retrofit effectiveness of FRP fabrics is evaluated by comparing the analysis results for non-retrofitted and retrofitted walls. The verification of the analysis is performed through comparisons with the previous experimental results.

• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.503-510
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• 2020

Concrete dams are important structures due to retaining amount of water on their reservoir. So such kind of structures have to be designed against static and dynamic loads. Especially considering on critical importance against blasting threats and environmental safety, dams have to be examined according to the blast loads. This paper aims to investigate structural response of concrete gravity dams under blast loads. For the purpose Sarıyar Concrete Gravity Dam in Turkey is selected for numerical application with its 85 m of reservoir height (H), 255 m of reservoir length (3H), 72 m of bottom and 7 m of top widths. In the study, firstly 3D finite element model of the dam is constituted using ANSYS Workbench software considering dam-reservoir-foundation interaction and a hydrostatic analysis is performed without blast loads. Then, nearly 13 tons TNT explosive are considered 20 m away from downstream of the dam and this is modeled using ANSYS AUTODYN software. After that explicit analyses are performed through 40 milliseconds. Lastly peak pressures obtained from analyses are compared to empirical equations in the literature and UFC 3-340-02 standard which provide unified facilities criteria for structures to resist the effects of accidental explosions. Also analyses' results such as displacements, stresses and strains obtained from both hydrostatic and blasting analysis models are compared to each other. It is highlighted from the study that blasting analysis model has more effective than the only hydrostatic analysis model. So it is highlighted from the study that the design of dams should be included the blast loads.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2020

In this study, numerical analysis was carried out on a complex pressure field of blast waves caused by the detonation of high explosives in various environments. The generated blast waves propagated in the air, upon the sudden release of high energy induced by the explosion. Reflected waves were created when the pressure waves encountered certain obstacles such as the ground or the walls of structures. The propagation of the blast waves and its interaction with the reflected waves were simulated. An adaptive mesh refinement was applied to improve the efficiency of distribution of computer resource, for the computational calculation of the blast wave propagation in a wide open space. In addition, the integration of the calculation domains for the explosive and air were considered when the maximum density of the explosive region was below critical value. The results were verified by comparison with the pressure time history from blast wave experiments performed under two topographical conditions.

• International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.403-413
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• 2017

Residual axial capacity from numerical analysis was widely used as a critical indicator for damage assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) columns subjected to blast loads. However, the convergence of the numerical result was generally based on the displacement response, which might not necessarily generate the correct post-blast results in case that the strain softening behavior of concrete was considered. In this paper, two widely used concrete models are adopted for post-blast analysis of a RC column under blast loading, while the calculated results show a pathological mesh size dependence even though the displacement response is converged. As a consequence, a nonlocal integral formulation is implemented in a concrete damage model to ensure mesh size independent objectivity of the local and global responses. Two numerical examples, one to a RC column with strain softening response and the other one to a RC column with post-blast response, are conducted by the nonlocal damage model, and the results indicate that both the two cases obtain objective response in the post-peak stage.

• 국제강구조저널
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.1684-1698
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• 2018

Fragility functions are determined for braced steel moment frames (SMFs) with plans such as square-, T-, L-, U-, trapezoidal-, and semicircular-shaped, subjected to blast. The frames are designed for gravity and seismic loads, but not necessarily for the blast loads. The blast load is computed for a wide range of scenarios involving different parameters, viz. charge weight, standoff distance, and blast location relative to plan of the structure followed by nonlinear dynamic analysis of the frames. The members failing in rotation lead to partial collapse due to plastic mechanism formation. The probabilities of partial collapse of the SMFs, with and without bracing system, due to the blast loading are computed to plot fragility curves. The charge weight and standoff distance are taken as Gaussian random input variables. The extent of propagation of the uncertainties in the input parameters onto the response quantities and fragility of the SMFs is assessed by computing Sobol sensitivity indices. The probabilistic analysis is conducted using Monte Carlo simulations. The frames have least failure probability for blasts occurring in front of their corners or convex face. Further, the unbraced frames are observed to have higher fragility as compared to counterpart braced frames for far-off detonations.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제33권7호
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• pp.33-39
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• 2005

총구로부터 방출되는 폭발파에 대한 수학적 모델(GUNBLAST)을 수립하였으며, 폭발 하중에 대한 구조 응답 해석을 수행하였다. 폭발파는 자유영역 폭발파와 반사 폭발파로 구분되어질 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 스케일 기법을 이용하여 자유영역 폭발파 모델을 수립하였으며, 경사 충격파 이론과 전산유체역학(Computational Fluid Dynamics) 계산을 통하여 반사 충격파를 계산하였다. GUNBLAST는 두 가지의 구조 모델에 적용되었으며 구조 표면으로부터의 총구거리 변화에 따른 폭발파 특성을 파악하기 위하여 평판에 대한 적용을 통하여 균일하중조건과의 비교를 수행하였다. 또한 MSC/NASTRAN을 이용하여 12.7mm 기총을 장착한 비행기 날개 모델의 과도 응답 해석을 수행하였다. 결과적으로 이러한 폭발파는 랜덤진동과 항공기에 탑재된 장비에 고주파의 손상을 일으킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.479-501
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• 2011

Even though fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) has been widely used as a retrofitting material, the FRP behavior and effect in FRP retrofitted structure under blast loading, impulsive loading with instantaneous time duration, has not been accurately examined. The past studies have focused on the performance of FRP retrofitted structures by making simplifications in modeling, without incorporating accurate failure mechanisms of FRP. Therefore, it is critical to establish an analytical model that can properly consider the specific features of FRP material in evaluating the response of retrofitted concrete structures under blast loading. In this study, debonding failure analysis technique for FRP retrofitted concrete structure under blast loading is suggested by considering FRP material characteristics and debonding failure mechanisms as well as rate dependent failure mechanism based on a blast resisting design concept. In addition, blast simulation of FRP retrofitted RC panel is performed to validate the proposed model and analysis method. For validation of the proposed model and analysis method, the reported experimental results are compared with the debonding failure analysis results. From the comparative verification, it is confirmed that the proposed analytical model considering debonding failure of FRP is able to reasonably predict the behavior of FRP retrofitted concrete panel under blast loading.