Numerical Analysis of 3-D Sandwich Walls Under Blast Loading
S. Monika Sri1, P. Polu Raju2, Sanjay Deori3
1S. Monika Sri, PG Student, Department of Structural Engineering Civil Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur (A.P), India.
2P. Polu Raju, Head, Department of Civil Engineering, Koneru Lakshmaiah Education Foundation, Guntur (A.P), India.
3Sanjay Deori, Principal Scientist Applied, Department of Civil Engineering Group, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat (Assam), India.
Manuscript received on 04 May 2019 | Revised Manuscript received on 16 May 2019 | Manuscript Published on 28 May 2019 | PP: 799-803 | Volume-7 Issue-6C2 April 2019 | Retrieval Number: F11480476C219/2019©BEIESP
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Abstract: The swift in population development and urbanization have made a huge interest in the safe house and development of new materials. Masonry walls are the real segment in the housing sector and it has fragile attributes and shows poor performance against the uncertain loads. The 3-D sandwich walls are such system, which is more suitable for ease and speedy wall construction. The idea of a sandwich 3-D wall is to combine thin and durable facings with a light-weight core material, i.e. EPS (expanded polystyrene) which is suitable for sound and heat Insulation. Shear connectors are introduced to provide integrity and to transfer the loads. This paper reports the numerical evaluation concerning the effects such as energy absorption of core material, transfer of shock wave and the displacement of adaptable sandwich walls subjected to blast loading. The numerical model is generated using ABAQUS software to determine the dynamic response of sandwich 3-D walls under the blast loading and is compared with the response of masonry wall.
Keywords: Blast Design, External Explosion, Energy Absorption, Masonry Wall, 3-D Sandwich Wall.
Scope of the Article: Numerical Modelling of Structures