Blast Resistant Steel Stud Wall Design - Phd

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Blast Resistant Steel Stud Wall Design

Author: Robert J. Dinan | Size: 6.77 MB | Format: PDF | Quality: Scanner | Publisher: Robert J. Dinan | Year: 2005 | pages: 149

Steel studs have the desired combination of strength and ductility crucial to the
design of efficient blast resistant wall systems. Designing connection details that utilize
the ductility of the steel studs is critical to the performance of the system. The
development of prediction methodologies and engineering design tools is essential to
provide engineers with a proven method to design these types of blast resistant structural
systems. This research focused on developing a method to use steel studs in blast
resistant exterior wall systems to provide protection to building occupants in case of a
bomb detonation near the structure. A connection method was developed to anchor the
steel studs to the floor and ceiling of the structure to prevent failure at the connections
and allow the stud to absorb energy through plastic deformation. An analytical static
resistance function was developed to predict the midpoint deflection of the steel stud wall
subjected to uniformly distributed loads. This resistance function predicts the response of
the wall as the behavior transitions through several behavior regions: flexural bending,
plastic hinge formation, tension cable behavior, and ultimate failure. The analytical static
resistance function was validated using data from full-scale quasi-static uniform loading
experiments. This resistance function was incorporated into a single degree of freedom
(SDOF) dynamic model, which predicts the response of a steel stud wall system
subjected to blast loads. This dynamic model is used to design a steel stud wall system to
achieve a desired the level of performance under any explosion threat level. A full-scale
validation experiment demonstrated that the analytical model conservatively predicts the
measured experimental results. This dissertation presents the analytical modeling and
experimental evaluation of steel stud wall systems under blast loads.

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