Comparison of US Blast Design Guidance Documents

Abstract

For many years, the US Department of Defense has maintained two primary blast design manuals, UFC 3-340-01 (formerly Army TM 5-855-1/Air Force AFPAM 32-1147(I)/Navy NAVFAC P-1080/DSWA DAHSCWEMAN-97), "Design and Analysis of Hardened Structures to Conventional Weapons Effects" and UFC 3-340-02 (formerly Army TM 5-1300/Navy NAVFAC P-397/Air Force AFR 88-22), "Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosives." More recently, the American Society of Civil Engineers has established a technical committee to develop a new blast design standard for antiterrorism applications, based largely upon criteria and guidance issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers Protective Design Center. In this paper, we will investigate the scope and application of these blast guidance documents. Particular attention will be paid to each manual's performance and design objectives as implemented through their respective protection categories and resulting structural design requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA532092

Entities

People

  • Eric J. Deschambault
  • William H. Zehrt Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Department of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Antiterrorism
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Governments
  • Hardened Structures
  • Materials
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Effects

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