Recommendations for a new generation of standards for testing numerical assessment of blast-loaded glass windows

Martin Larcher; Michel Arrigoni; Chiara Bedon; Ans Van Doormaal; Christof Haberacker; Gtz Husken; Oliver Millon; Arja Saarenheimo; George Solomos; Laurent Thamie; Georgios Valsamos; Andy Williams; Alexander Stolz

doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.755.121

Recommendations for a new generation of standards for testing numerical assessment of blast-loaded glass windows

Martin Larcher, Michel Arrigoni, Chiara Bedon, Ans Van Doormaal, Christof Haberacker, Gtz Husken, Oliver Millon, Arja Saarenheimo, George Solomos, Laurent Thamie, Georgios Valsamos, Andy Williams, Alexander Stolz

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Abstract

The determination of the blast protection level of civil engineering buildings components against explosive effects represents a topic of crucial importance, in current practice. However, some key aspects of blast resistant structures design have been only marginally considered in the last decade, and currently still require appropriate regulations. This is especially true in the case of windows and facades, where the intrinsic material brittleness is the major influencing parameter for blast-resistant assemblies. While blast assessment of buildings and systems is usually achieved by means of experimental investigations, as well as numerical simulations, general regulations and guidelines are currently missing. In this regard, the European Reference Network for Critical Infrastructure Protection (ERNCIP) Thematic Group Resistance of Structures to Explosion Effectsattempts to develop guidelines and recommendations aimed to harmonise test procedures in experimental testing of glass windows under blast, as well as standardized approaches for their vulnerability assessment via numerical modelling. In this paper, major Thematic Group outcomes and next challenges are briefly summarized.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	121-130
Number of pages	10
Journal	Key Engineering Materials
Volume	755
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.755.121
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2017
MoE publication type	A1 Journal article-refereed

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Critical infrastructures

Facades

Brittleness

Civil engineering

Explosions

Glass

Computer simulation

Testing

Keywords

Blast Loaded Glass Windows
Blast Protection
Experimental Testing
Finite Element Numerical Modelling
Standardisation

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Larcher, M., Arrigoni, M., Bedon, C., Doormaal, A. V., Haberacker, C., Husken, G., ... Stolz, A. (2017). Recommendations for a new generation of standards for testing numerical assessment of blast-loaded glass windows. Key Engineering Materials, 755, 121-130. https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.755.121

Larcher, Martin ; Arrigoni, Michel ; Bedon, Chiara ; Doormaal, Ans Van ; Haberacker, Christof ; Husken, Gtz ; Millon, Oliver ; Saarenheimo, Arja ; Solomos, George ; Thamie, Laurent ; Valsamos, Georgios ; Williams, Andy ; Stolz, Alexander. / Recommendations for a new generation of standards for testing numerical assessment of blast-loaded glass windows. In: Key Engineering Materials. 2017 ; Vol. 755. pp. 121-130.

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Recommendations for a new generation of standards for testing numerical assessment of blast-loaded glass windows. / Larcher, Martin; Arrigoni, Michel; Bedon, Chiara; Doormaal, Ans Van; Haberacker, Christof; Husken, Gtz; Millon, Oliver; Saarenheimo, Arja; Solomos, George; Thamie, Laurent; Valsamos, Georgios; Williams, Andy; Stolz, Alexander.

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