C&ENVENG 7059 - Structural Response to Blast Loading

North Terrace Campus - Semester 1 - 2014

With the increased world tension, terrorist bombing attacks are becoming a more and more realistic threat to society. These terrorist attacks usually target populated facilities such as office buildings and hotels, as well as diplomatic and military facilities, resulting not only in large economic loss, but also injuries and fatalities, social disruption and psychological impact to society. To reduce the consequences, it is essential to study the characteristics of structural response to blast loading and to develop effective blast resistant systems that can be applied to protect the building's occupants. In this course the following topics are treated: theory of wave propagation in media; empirical formulae to estimate blast loads around a structure at different scaled distances; material models for reinforced concrete and masonry under high strain rates; characteristics of structural response to blast loading and blast design procedures for structural members; retrofitting technologies to strengthen RC and masonry 最新糖心Vlog against blast loading

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Course Details

Course Code	C&ENVENG 7059
Course	Structural Response to Blast Loading
Coordinating Unit	School of Civil, Environmental & Mining Eng
Term	Semester 1
Level	Postgraduate Coursework
Location/s	North Terrace Campus
Units	3
Contact	Up to 4 hours per week
Assessment	project reports and/or quizzes

Course Staff

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Course Timetable

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Learning Outcomes

Course Learning Outcomes

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Learning Resources

Required Resources

Lecture notes available from school office.

Recommended Resources

Design of Blast Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities (ASCE 1997)
UFC Structures to Resist the Effectsof Accidental Explosion 2008
Structural Dynamics (Mario Paz 1985)
Construction Vibrations (Dowding CH 1990)

Online Learning

Lecture slides; recommended homework exercises is available through online management systems MyUni (https://myuni.adelaide.edu.au/webapps/login/)

Learning & Teaching Modes

This course uses a number of different teaching and learning approaches including:
Lectures
Problem-solving tutorials
Software demonstrations
Quizzes
Project Design
Final Exam

Workload

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.

The information below is provided as a guide to assist students in engaging appropriately with the course requirements.
Lecturers = 2.0 hours per week;
Software learning = 1.0 hour per week,
Project Design = 2 hours per week
Self-study = 1 hour per week

Learning Activities Summary

Wk	Date	Time	Topic	Room
1	27 Feb (Mon)	1-2pm	1. Introduction	Napier G03
1	29 Feb (Wed)	4-6pm	2.1 Blast induced ground vibrations	Benham Labs G10
2	05 Mar (Mon)	1-2pm	2.1 Blast induced ground vibrations	Napier G03
2	07 Mar (Wed)	4-6pm	2.2 Free air explosion Tutorial	Benham Labs G10
3	12 Mar (Mon)	1-2pm	2.3 Surface explosion	Napier G03
3	14 Mar (Wed)	4-6pm	2.4 External blast loading Tutorial	Benham Labs G10
4	19 Mar (Mon)	1-2pm	2.4 External blast loading	Napier G03
4	21 Mar (Wed)	4-6pm	Tutorial Quiz1	Benham Labs G10
5	26 Mar (Mon)	1-2pm	2.5 Confined blast loading	Napier G03
5	28 Mar (Wed)	4-6pm	2.5 Confined blast loading Tutorial	Benham Labs G10
	*April 2 to April 23 Mid Semester Break*
6	16 Apr (Mon)	1-2pm	3.1 Analysis of Free Vibrations	Napier G03
6	18 Apr (Wed)	4-6pm	3.2 Response to Harmonic Loading Quiz2	Benham Labs G10
7	23 Apr (Mon)	1-2pm	3.3 Response to General Dynamic Loading	Napier G03
7	25 Apr (Wed)	4-6pm	3.3 Response to General Dynamic Loading Tutorial	Benham Labs G10
8	30 Apr (Mon)	1-2pm	3.4 Nonlinear Structural Response	Napier G03
8	02 May (Wed)	4-6pm	3.4 Nonlinear Structural Response Tutorial	Benham Labs G10
9	07 May (Mon)	1-2pm	3.5 Generalized Single Degree of Freedom System	Napier G03
9	09 May (Wed)	4-6pm	3.4 Nonlinear Structural Response Quiz3	Benham Labs G10
10	14 May (Mon)	1-2pm	4.1 Static versus dynamic material response 4.2 Dynamic Increase Factors	Napier G03
10	16 May (Wed)	4-6pm	4.3 Yield and Ultimate Moment Capacity of a Section 4.4 Resistance-Deflection Function	Benham Labs G10
11	21 May (Mon)	1-2pm	4.5 Structural Response to Blast Loads 5.1 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete	Napier G03
11	23 May (Wed)	4-6pm	5.2 Design of a one-way element in Flexure Tutorial	Benham Labs G10
12	28 May (Mon)	1-2pm	5.3 Column Design 5.4 Masonry Design	Napier G03
12	30 May (Wed)	4-6pm	Quiz4	Benham Labs G10

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Assessment Summary

Assessment Task	Due date	Weighting	Learning Objectives
Quizzes	Weeks 4, 6, 9, 12	50%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Design Project 1	April 20 (Fri)	15%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Design Project 2	June 1 (Fri)	35%	1, 2, 3, 4, 5

There are three 50-minute Quizzes (1-3), worth 20 % of your final mark and one 100-minute Quiz 4 worth 30 % of your final mark. Quizzes will be closed book and run under examination conditions. Each quiz will cover any of the preceding lectures and tutorials with a similar standard of problem. If you miss quizzes through medical reasons, please come and see me. Your quiz 4 mark should be at least 15 marks of the total 30 marks to pass the course (i.e. you have to pass the quiz 4 separately).

Assessment Related Requirements

The design report should consist of:
1. START PAGES: Cover page, contents page and executive summary page of about ½ to 2/3 page that summarises all your important findings, deductions and originality. This is not a synopsis of your report.

2. MAIN REPORT: A MAXIMUM of 12 pages for both undergraduates and postgraduates. This must be self contained ie containing all the important tables and diagrams. You do not include your calculations in this report. You include the results of your calculations. In this report you explain what you have done, why you have done it and you discuss the results and draw conclusions. You use this report for in depth discussion and to bring out the originality of your work. This report should contain your thoughts. Use Times New Roman, font size 12, single spacing, with 2.54 cm margins.

3. HAND CALCULATION PAGES: You need examples of all your different analyses to illustrate to me that you know what you are doing. These must be done in PENCIL and the calculations clearly annotated (ie explained in note form). No page limit.

4. SPREADSHEET ANALYSES PAGES: All repeat analyses can be done using spread sheets. No page limit.

Assessment Detail

MARKING DESIGN REPORT:

First go through the HAND CALCULATION PAGES to determine whether you have done the calculations properly. If there are major errors which suggest you have little understanding, then you will be failed.
The SPREADSHEET ANALYSES PAGES will then be skipped.
Then go through your MAIN REPORT. There will be clear explanations of why you have done things, in depth discussion of the results, explanations and reasons of what is happening such as in the parametric studies, and evidence of originality.
A sequential assessment procedure will be used to mark the report. Examples of the application of the sequential assessment are given in the journal paper ‘Assessment of Deep Learning Ability for Problem Silvers’ in your handouts.
As an example, each component of your Design report will be assessed as in the table below. Report presentation and clarity will determine mark within a grade. If I am unable to understand, then this will be assumed to be incorrect.

Submission

Hand in Design Report 1 by Friday April 20 2012 before 4pm at pigeon hole for student submission specifically allocated for this project.

Hand in Design Report 2 by Friday June 1st 2012 before 4pm at pigeon hole for student submission specifically allocated for this project.

All late hand-ins will be penalised by reduction in the mark of 6% per day late for up to 7 days including weekends after which a mark of zero will be given.

Course Grading

Grades for your performance in this course will be awarded in accordance with the following scheme:

M10 (Coursework Mark Scheme)
Grade	Mark	Description
FNS		Fail No Submission
F	1-49	Fail
P	50-64	Pass
C	65-74	Credit
D	75-84	Distinction
HD	85-100	High Distinction
CN		Continuing
NFE		No Formal Examination
RP		Result Pending

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