TY - BOOK
T1 - Numerical simulations for classification of blast loaded laminated glass: possibilities, limitations and recommendations
T2 - ERNCIP thematic Group: Resistance of structures to explosion effects
AU - Haberacker, Christof
AU - Doormaal, Ans van
AU - Hüsken, Götz
AU - Larcher, Martin
AU - Saarenheimo, Arja
AU - Solomos, George
AU - Thamie, Laurent
AU - Bedon, Chiara
A2 - Stolz, Alexander
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - It is important to protect critical buildings (shopping
centres, government buildings and embassies),
infrastructure and utilities,train and underground
stations against being damaged, destroyed or disrupted by
deliberate acts of terrorism, criminal activity and
malicious behaviour. Normal regulations and building
guidelines do not generally take into account these
threats. The introduction of appropriate regulations or
guidelines, where deemed necessary, should, enhance the
resilience of buildings and infrastructure against
explosion incidents. In order to protect the built
infrastructure, methods are required to quantify the
resistance of structural components against explosive
loading and to assess the hazards resulting from the
failure of an element. The applicable state-of-the-art
techniques may include either experimental or numerical
methods, or a combination of both. Therefore, the
thematic group (TG) on the resistance of structures to
explosion effects was formed in order to bring the
required expertise together, make it commonly available
and to find and define harmonised methods and solutions
which can be provided to the decision-makers responsible
for critical infrastructure protection. The current
report summarizes existing best practices for the
numerical finite element modelling of blast loading,
including the important topics of domain discretisation,
implicit/explicit formulation, Lagrangian/Eulerian
solvers, the mathematical description of the material
behaviour etc. Furthermore recommendations for the
modelling of laminated glass elements are formulated and
knowledge gaps in this application area are pointed out.
Hence the report builds the basis for an actual
evaluation of the different numerical methods, their
suitability to certain problems, and their capability to
support/complement the experimental testing of glass
components. It thus provides helpful information to
design architects and engineers, and more generally to
critical infrastructure stakeholders, responsible for the
structural integrity and security of the infrastructure
in case of an explosion.
AB - It is important to protect critical buildings (shopping
centres, government buildings and embassies),
infrastructure and utilities,train and underground
stations against being damaged, destroyed or disrupted by
deliberate acts of terrorism, criminal activity and
malicious behaviour. Normal regulations and building
guidelines do not generally take into account these
threats. The introduction of appropriate regulations or
guidelines, where deemed necessary, should, enhance the
resilience of buildings and infrastructure against
explosion incidents. In order to protect the built
infrastructure, methods are required to quantify the
resistance of structural components against explosive
loading and to assess the hazards resulting from the
failure of an element. The applicable state-of-the-art
techniques may include either experimental or numerical
methods, or a combination of both. Therefore, the
thematic group (TG) on the resistance of structures to
explosion effects was formed in order to bring the
required expertise together, make it commonly available
and to find and define harmonised methods and solutions
which can be provided to the decision-makers responsible
for critical infrastructure protection. The current
report summarizes existing best practices for the
numerical finite element modelling of blast loading,
including the important topics of domain discretisation,
implicit/explicit formulation, Lagrangian/Eulerian
solvers, the mathematical description of the material
behaviour etc. Furthermore recommendations for the
modelling of laminated glass elements are formulated and
knowledge gaps in this application area are pointed out.
Hence the report builds the basis for an actual
evaluation of the different numerical methods, their
suitability to certain problems, and their capability to
support/complement the experimental testing of glass
components. It thus provides helpful information to
design architects and engineers, and more generally to
critical infrastructure stakeholders, responsible for the
structural integrity and security of the infrastructure
in case of an explosion.
U2 - 10.2788/083832
DO - 10.2788/083832
M3 - Report
SN - 978-92-79-46172-9
T3 - EU Publications
BT - Numerical simulations for classification of blast loaded laminated glass: possibilities, limitations and recommendations
PB - European Commission EC
ER -