Full-Scale Field Tests on Concrete Slabs Subjected to Close-In Blast Loads

Autor: María Chiquito, Lina M. López, Ricardo Castedo, Anastasio P. Santos, Alejandro Pérez-Caldentey
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Buildings, Vol 13, Iss 8, p 2068 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2075-5309
DOI: 10.3390/buildings13082068
Popis: This research evaluates the performance of different protective solutions for reinforced concrete slabs subjected to blast loading. A series of full-scale blast tests were carried out on concrete slabs at scaled distances ranging from 0.20 to 0.83 m/kg1/3. For this purpose, 16 concrete slabs were tested; eight of them were unreinforced as ‘control specimens’, and the other eight were protected with five different protective solutions. After the tests, a damage assessment was conducted based on three different parameters. The results showed that there was no clear improvement in the concrete performance when the charge was located 0.5 m from the slab. Significant local damage that completely perforated the slab occurred. In the tests with the load placed 1 m from the slab, the reinforcements that were used significantly contributed to the retention of some fragments produced in these tests.
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