- Title
- Reliability-based load factors for airblast and structural reliability of protective structures
- Creator
- Stewart, Mark G.; Netherton, Michael D.
- Relation
- 5th International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS5). Design, Experiment and Analysis of Protective Structures. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Protective Structures (ICPS5 2018) (Poznan, Poland 19-23 August, 2018) p. 221-227
- Publisher
- Comprint Agencja Reklamowa
- Resource Type
- conference paper
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Reliability-based design allows the decision-maker to select the level of reliability for a specific explosive blast loading scenario. Key to this is an understanding of airblast uncertainty. Reliability-based load factors are calculated where the nominal load is multiplied by the load factor to ensure that the actual load is equal to the reliability level. The reliability-based load factor is dependent on the variability of model error, explosive mass and range, and can be estimated for reliability levels of 0.05 to 0.99. Reliability-based load factors are estimated for a reinforced concrete column, for explosive ordnance and terrorism scenarios. Structural reliabilities are then calculated, and compared to target values.
- Subject
- airblast loading; structural loads; Monte Carlo simulation; explosives
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1408943
- Identifier
- uon:35907
- Identifier
- ISBN:9788389333711
- Language
- eng
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