Analysis of Structural Response Under Blast Loading Using Sap 2000 R and Autodyn

Abstract

In recent years, explosive devices are the weapon of choices for the majority of terrorist attack that not only affects the life of human being but also the structure resistance and physical integrity. Bomb explosion near the building can cause such amount of pressure and produces a large amount of heat resulting a high strain loading on building and its elements. Such a high strain loading can cause catastrophic damage on building’s external and internal structural frame, collapsing of walls, blowing out large expense of windows and shutting down of critical life safety systems. Due to such impact of this large dynamic loading, efforts have been made during the past few decades to develop methods of structural analysis and design of blast resistance structure. Since blast resistant design is the important topic of study and therefore requires the careful understanding about the blast phenomena and its effect and impact on various structural elements