Design of Blast Resistant Structures
Design of Blast Resistant Structures
RAMON GILSANZ Lead Author
New York New York & Los Angeles Califormia Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP
RONALDHAMBURGERSimpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc.San Francisco California
DARRELL BARKERSan Antonio Texas ABS Consulting
JOSEPHL.SMITHApplied Research Associates Inc.Vicksburg Mississippi
AHMAD RAHIMIANNew York New York WSP Cantor Seinuk
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Authors
Ramon Gilsanz PE. S.E. is a partner at Gilsanz Murray Stefiek LLP He is a member of AISC Task Committe 3 Loads Analysis and Systems and was a member of the AISC Adhoc Task Group on StructuralIntegrity and of the NCSEA's Ad Hoc Joint Industry Advisory Committe. He also chaired the Department of Buildings panel that wrote the New York City structural integrity code remendations.
Ronald Hamburger PE. S.E. is a senior peincipal at Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc. He chairs theASCE 7 Commitee and the AISC Connection Prequalification Review Panel and is a member of AISC Task Committe 9 on Seismic Design. He also chaired the NCSEA Ad Hoc Joint Industry Advisory Commiteethat developed the structural integrity provisins contained in the Ientional Bailding Coe.
Darrell Barker PE is vice president for Extreme Loads and Structural Risk at ABS Consulting. He is aof Buildings and to ASCE/SEI 59-11 Blst Protection of Bildings and CSA 850-12 Design and Azsexs- member of ASCE ACI ASIS ASME and PGCI. He contributed to the Handbook for Blast Resistunt Designment of Buildings Subjected to Blast Loads.
active member of ASCE SAME SARMA PGCI and the ASIS International participating on several profes- Joseph L mith PSP is adirector and senior vice president of Aplied Research Associates Inc. He is ansional mittees. He is member of the Department of Homeland Security Explosives Standards Working Group and past Co-Chair of the Explosives Hardening and Mitigation Subgroup and also contributed toASCE/SEI 59-11 Blast Protection f Bailingz and the Hndbol for Blat Resistnt Design of Baildings.
d Ahmad Rahimian Ph.D. P.E. S.E. is chief executive of WSP Cantor Seinuk in New York. He is an activepanel that wrote the New York City structural integrity code remendations.
Acknowledgments
The authors appreciate the inut and ngoing guidance during the develpment f this deignguie providby the following:
David Chlebus Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Anders Carlson Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLPThibaut Dehove Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLPArturo Montalva Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Andrew Sparm Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP
David Holgado ABS ConsultingJames T. Brokaw Applied Research Associates Inc. Larry M. Bryant Applied Research Associates Inc.Kenneth W. Herrle Applied Research Associates Inc.Karim Ezeldin Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Charles C. Ellison Applied Research Associates Inc.Wenjun Guo Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLPJ. Mikhael Erekson Applied Research Associates Inc. Eugene Kim Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLPBrett Benowitz Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP Karl Rubenacker Gilsanz Murray Steficek LLP
Preface
This Design Guide provides guidance for the design of blast resistant structures and progressive collapsemitigation. Background infomation and some basic peinciples are reviewed as well as the presentation ofdesign examples. The goal of this Design Guide is to provide enough information for a structural engineer to effectively interact with a security or blast consultant.
