Assessment of reinforcement details for blast containment structures

ACI Structural Journal

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 124-132

  Otani, Robert K ^a   Krauthammer, Theodor ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Blast resistant structures; Detailing; Reinforced concrete; Safety

Indexed keywords

BLAST RESISTANCE; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); REINFORCED CONCRETE; SAFETY FACTOR; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR; SOFTWARE PACKAGE DYNA3D; THREE DIMENSIONAL SLAB TO SLAB TO SLAB JOINTS;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 0031102270     PISSN: 08893241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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