Blast Effects on Buildings, 2nd Edition

Blast effects on buildings, second edition provides the latest practical guidance on designing buildings to optimise their resilience to blast loading. Focused specifically on the design of commercial buildings, it is an indispensible guide to help engineers reduce the risks posed to building occupants and businesses from terrorist and other explosions.The second edition has been fully revised and augmented to reflect significant developments in the field of blast engineering since the early 1990s.

Chapter 1 : Introduction
Chapter 2 : Basic Guidelines for Enhancing Blast Resilience
Chapter 3 : Blast Loading
Chapter 4 : Prediction of Blast Loads
Chapter 5 : Structural Response to Blast Loading
Chapter 6 : Design of Elements in Structural Steel
Chapter 7 : Design of Elements in Reinforced Concrete and Masonry
Chapter 8 : Design of Elements in Steelconcretesteel Composite Materials
Chapter 9 : Design of Glazing
Chapter 10 : Whole-Building Response to Blast Damage
Chapter 11 : Vehicle-Borne Threats and The Principles of Hostile Vehicle Mitigation
Chapter 12 : Design of Building Services Under Blast Loading
Chapter 13 : Implications for Building Operation

Appendix A : Equivalent Single Degree of Freedom Properties for Beams and Slabs
Appendix B : Maximum Deflection and Response Time for Elasto-Plastic Single Degree of Freedom Systems
Appendix C : Design Flowchart
Appendix D : Conversion Factors
Index