Modelling Australian Red Brick and Bluestone Walls in VAPO
Abstract
To confidently predict structural and building damage due to explosive blast loads, Threat Mitigation Group, Weapons Systems Division, is comparing, improving and validating existing modelling tools. For conventional structures, the Vulnerability Assessment and Protection Options (VAPO) software, a product of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), is DSTO's primary effects prediction software tool due to the rapidity with which an analysis can be conducted and the ability of the software to predict potential human casualties due to blast or building debris. VAPO is well-suited to model and analyse complex urban scenarios but lacks the ability to model certain Australian building materials. This report provides details on how to input material engineering data for structures with walls composed of Australian Standard size single and double red brick as well as bluestone building blocks. The response of these materials to blast loads was determined through a single degree of freedom analysis which represented a dynamically equivalent system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2013
- Accession Number
- ADA586067
Entities
People
- Christine Pienaar
- Matthew Lukaszewicz
Organizations
- Defence Science and Technology Group