Performance of Blast-Damaged Steel Connections in Progressive Collapse

Abstract

In progressive collapse events initiated by explosive threats, damage to some connections from blast loading of the structure is likely. In this paper, the results from ten tests of blast-damaged and undamaged beam-to-column connections are examined. An evaluation procedure leading to comparisons of performance based on rotational capacity of both blast damaged and undamaged capacity is presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA560616

Entities

People

  • David J. Stevens
  • Doug A. Sunshine
  • John M. Puryear
  • Kirk A. Marchand

Organizations

  • Protection Engineering Consultants (United States)

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Communities of Interest

  • Counter IED

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Civil Engineering
  • Collapse
  • Continuity
  • Ductility
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Explosives
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Instructions
  • Rotation
  • Safety Analysis
  • Safety Engineering
  • Strain Gages
  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Combustion Dynamics and Shock Wave Physics.
  • Structural Dynamics.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.