Damage diagram of blast test results for determining reinforced concrete slab response for varying scaled distance, concrete strength and reinforcement ratio

Abstract

Abstract Dynamic loads continue to draw the interest of structural engineers. The sources of these loads can be earthquakes, blast effects or transportation loads from railroads or highways. Especially for blast loads, terrorist attacks or military actions have caused many loses of lives and damages in several buildings. The verification of structural behavior is necessary to help designers to plan structures that support these loads and reduce damages. Although computer simulation with, specific software, have helped these designers, full-scale tests can provide valuable information about the real response of the structure. This paper presents damage diagram from ten full-scale field tests using approximately 2.70 kg of non-confined plastic bonded explosive against reinforced concrete slabs with different scaled distance, reinforcement ratio and concrete strength. The damage diagram is expected to be a help tool for designers to understand the effects of blast loads on slabs.

Keywords

• Blast field test
• dynamic load
• reinforced concrete
• non-confined plastic explosive