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Journal Article 
Blast resistant design of an embassy building 
Malhotra, A; Carson, D; Stevens, T 
2014 
1 
Applied Mechanics and Materials
ISSN: 1660-9336
EISSN: 1662-7482 
Trans Tech Publications Ltd 
566 
415-419 
English 
The paper presents a generic design study for a 2500 square meter, 4-storey embassy building. It is designed to resist blast loads from an assumed Design Basis Threat (DBT) that is provided by the owner. The building structure consists of reinforced concrete columns, beams and slabs supported on pile foundations. The exterior walls are concrete block with stone veneer. The windows are double glazed with aluminum frames. The building is situated within a compound with a perimeter wall. There is no basement. The DBT consists of an assumed TNT charge weight placed at a standoff. The paper presents design office process for blast resistant design. The Peak pressure and impulse due the DBT are determined using A. T. BLAST software. The exterior walls and structural components exposed to blast are modeled as Single Degree of Freedom systems (SDOF). The analysis is completed using FULLBLAST software developed in-house by Halsall, and the results confirmed by using SBEDS software. Glass for the glazing is designed to resist DBT using Blast Resistant Glazing software based on ASTM F2238. All exterior walls, including windows and structural components, subjected to blast, are designed to resist the effects of blast for a medium Level of Protection. Global stability of the building is checked for blast impulse. In this case, as the building was designed for earthquake; the base shear due to blast was found to be much lower than the earthquake base shear. The Canadian Standards Association Standard, CSA S850-12, Design and assessment of buildings subjected to blast loads, was used in the design. © (2014) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland. 
Beam; Building; Building envelope; Charge weight; Concrete; Embassy; Glazing; Laminated glass; Protection; Response; Security; Standoff distance; Structural design; Structure