Blast Design Procedure for Flat Slab Structures

Abstract

A general step-by-step procedure was developed for designing flat slab structures to resist dynamic blast loads. The procedure is consistent with the Navy's current blast-resistent design manual NAVFAC P-397 and is based on an equivalent single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) model of a flat slab. The distribution of reinforcement throughout the slab is based on the elastic distribution of design moments outlined by the American Concrete Institute (ACI) . The step-by-step procedure is easily adapted to flat slabs of any configuration and considers both flexural and shear behavior.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA174256

Entities

People

  • Robert N. Murtha

Organizations

  • Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast Loads
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Design Criteria
  • Dynamic Loads
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Moment Of Inertia
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Structural Loads

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  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Systems Analysis and Design