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    Improved analysis method for structural members subjected to blast loads considering strain hardening and softening effects

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    Authors
    Cui, Liuliang
    Zhang, Xihong
    Hao, Hong
    Date
    2021
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Cui, L. and Zhang, X. and Hao, H. 2021. Improved analysis method for structural members subjected to blast loads considering strain hardening and softening effects. Advances in Structural Engineering. 24 (12): pp. 2622-2636.
    Source Title
    Advances in Structural Engineering
    DOI
    10.1177/13694332211007382
    ISSN
    1369-4332
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
    Funding and Sponsorship
    http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP190103253
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/91729
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    In analysis and design of structures subjected to blast loading, equivalent Single-Degree-of-Freedom (SDOF) method is commonly recommended in design guides. In this paper, improved analysis method based on SDOF models is proposed. Both flexural and direct shear behaviors of structures subjected to blast load are studied using equivalent SDOF systems. Methods of deriving flexural and direct shear resistance functions are introduced, of which strain hardening and softening effects are considered. To collocate with the improved SDOF models, the improved design charts accounting for strain hardening and softening are developed through systematical analysis of SDOF systems. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed analysis method, a model validation is made through comparing the predictions with laboratory shock tube testing results on reinforced concrete (RC) columns. It is found that compared to the conventional approach with elastic and elastic-perfectly-plastic model, the elastic-plastic-hardening model provides more accurate predictions. Additional non-dimensional design charts considering various levels of elastic-plastic-hardening/softening resistance functions are developed to supplement those available in the design guides with elastic-perfectly-plastic resistance function only, which provide engineers with options to choose more appropriate resistance functions in design analysis.

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