Modern protective structures. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Theodor Krauthammer.
• Other Names: Krauthammer, Theodor
• Contents: INTRODUCTION; General Background; Protective Planning and Design Philosophy; Protection Methodology, Threat, and Risk Assessment; From Threat and Hazard Environment to Load Definition; Technical Resources and Blast Mitigation Capabilities; Analysis Requirements and Capabilities; Protective Technology: Current State and Future Needs; Summary; ; EXPLOSIVE DEVICES AND EXPLOSIONS; Introduction; Characteristics of Explosive Processes, Devices, and Environments; Explosives, Explosions, Effects, and Their Mitigation; ; CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR ENVIRONMENTS; Introduction; Airblast; Penetration; HE-Induced Ground Shock, Cratering, and Ejecta; Cratering, Ejecta, and Ground Shock from Nuclear Devices; Fragmentation; Fire, Chemical, Bacteriological, and Radiological Environments; ; CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR LOADS ON STRUCTURES; Conventional Loads on Structures; Nuclear Loads on Structures; Step-by-Step Procedures for Deriving Blast Design Loads; ; BEHAVIORS OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; Introduction; Government and Non-Government Manuals and Criteria; Distances from Explosion and Dynamic Loads; Material Properties of Steel and Concrete; Flexural Resistance; Shear Resistance; Tensile and Compressive Members; Principal Reinforcement; Cylinders, Arches, and Domes; Shear Walls; Frames; Natural Periods of Vibration; Advanced Considerations; Application to Structural Design; Practical Damage and Response Limits; ; DYNAMIC RESPONSE AND ANALYSIS; Introduction; Simple Single Degree of Freedom (SDOF) Analysis; Multi Degree of Freedom (MDOF) Systems; Continuous Systems; Intermediate and Advanced Computational Approaches; Validation Requirements for Computational Capabilities; Practical Computation Support for Protective Analysis and Design Activities; ; CONNECTIONS, OPENINGS, INTERFACES, AND INTERNAL SHOCK; Connections; Openings and Interfaces; Internal Shock and Its Isolation; Internal Pressure; ; PRESSURE-IMPULSE DIAGRAMS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS; Introduction; Background; Characteristics of P-I Diagrams; Analytical Solutions of P-I Diagrams; Numerical Approach to P-I Curves; Dynamic Analysis Approach; Dynamic Structural Model; Application Examples for SDOF and P-I Computational Approaches; ; PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE; Introduction; Background; Progressive Collapses of Different Types of Structures; Department of Defense and General Services Administration Guidelines; Advanced Frame Structure Analysis; Summary; ; A COMPREHENSIVE PROTECTIVE DESIGN APPROACH; Introduction; Background; Protection Approaches and Measures; Planning and Design Assumptions; Siting, Architectural, and Functional Considerations; Load Considerations; Structural Behavior and Performance; Structural System Behavior; Structural System and Component Selection; Multi-Hazard Protective Design; Other Safety Considerations; Development and Implementation of Effective Protective Technology; Summary; ; REFERENCES; INDEX
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (509 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 693.8; Buildings -- Protection; Structural analysis (Engineering); TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Construction -- General; Buildings -- Protection; Structural analysis (Engineering); Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420015423; 1420015427
• Related ISBNs: 0824725263; 9780824725266
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 443-457) and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.