Course Objectives.

• Familiarity with any problem and its solution in the concrete structure in the petrochemical industry and its causes of failure
• Familiarize participants with the issues, standards, and procedures used to design structures that resist blast loads.
• Provide participants with in-depth knowledge of the principles of dynamic analysis.
• Develop basic competence in the use of available engineering methods for calculating blast loads and dynamic structural response.
• Provide an overview of the design approach used for typical construction materials (steel, concrete, masonry), Systems (shear walls and frames), non-structural components (doors and windows)

Course Outline.

• Loads in Different Design Codes
  • Design Management process
  • Control the design of the industrial projects
  • Define the load on the industrial structure
  • BS and ACI code in design of concrete
• Characteristics of Blast Load
  • Reason for blast load
  • Blast load effect and calculation
  • Pressure Vs time Characteristic
  • Load combination with blast load
  • Joints ductility / response to blast loads
  • Special detailing of Blast Resistant structures
  • Fragment impact , positive/negative phase duration.
  • Behavior of structural members / damages forecast .
  • Progressive collapse
• Materials Behavior under Blast Load
  • Dynamic material strength
  • Materials and structure element type.
  • Dynamic materials
  • Deformation limits
  • Dynamic increase factor
  • Elastic, Elasto-Plastic & Plastic deformation due to blast loads
  • Inspection and maintenance plan
  • Evaluation of existing structure
• Case Study Workshop
  • Dynamic analysis method
  • Design procedure
  • Typical detail for the connection
  • Upgrade existing building
  • Workshop for case study concrete structure
  • Workshop for steel structure
  • Construction precaution to achieve design requirement
• Using CFRP for Blast Resistance
  • The inspection and monitoring procedure to control the construction
  • CFRP principal and design
  • Doors and walls resistance specs to resist blast load
  • Advanced materials for protection
  • Precaution in control room design