BLAST LOAD CALCULATION FOR ENCLOSED BUILDING

Ref. Calculation Rev.

Dimensions:

Length of Building = L = 90 m.
Breadth of Building = B = 98.4 m.
Height of Building = H = 70 m.
(For Low Damage) (Refer Table 5.B.3 for
2
Ductility = m = 1.5
Framed members)
Energy Absorption (2m-1) = 2.0
Factor (a)
Notes :
1 Using the maximum height of the Building.
2 Calculations as per ASCE Publication on "Design of Blast Resisant Buildigns in
Petrochemical Facilities".

ASCE Calculation of Blast Loading

Peak side-on pressure = Pso = 14 kPa

Duration of Blast = td = 40 milliseconds

Refer 3.5
page 3-9 Shock front Velocity= U = 345*(1+0.0083*Pso)0.5 = 364.5 m/s

Refer 3.6
page 3-9 Length of Pressure = Lw = U*td = 14.58 m
Wave

Refer 3.6
page 3-9 Peak dynamic Wind = qo = (0.0032*Pso2) = 0.627 kPa
Pressure

Front Wall Loading

Reflected Overpressure

Pr = (2+0.0073*Pso)*Pso = 29.41 Kpa

Clearing Distance
S = minimum of H or B/2 = 49.2 m

Ref. Calculation Rev.

Reflected Overpressure Clearing time

tc = 3(S/U)<td = 0.04 sec

sec. 3.3.3 Drag Coefficient Cd = = 1

3.7, page
3.-14 Stagnation Pressure
Ps = Pso+Cd*qo = 14.63 kPa

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3.9, page
3.-15 Front Wall Impulse
Iw = 0.5*(Pr-Ps)*tc+0.5Ps*td = 0.588 kPa-sec

3.10, page
3.-15 Effective Duration
te = 2Iw/Pr = 0.040 sec

Side Wall Loading

sec. 3.3.3 Drag Coefficient Cd = = -0.4

3.9,
page3-16 Equivalent Load Coeffiecient
Ce = = 1 Lw/L1 = 14.58
L1~ 1 m
3.11 page
3.-16 Equivalent Peak Pressure
Pa = Ce*Pso+Cd*qo = 13.7 kPa

Rise Time
tr = L1/U = 0.003 sec

Total Phase duration = to = tr+td = 0.043 sec

Ref. Calculation Rev.

For Average Pressure
3.9,
page3-16 Equivalent Load Coeffiecient
Ce = = 0.15 Lw/L = 0.162

3.11 page
3.-16 Average Pressure
Pa = Ce*Pso+Cd*qo = 1.8 kPa

Rise Time
tr = L/U = 0.247 sec

Roof Loading

sec. 3.3.3 Drag Coefficient Cd = = -0.4

3.9,
page3-16 Equivalent Load Coeffiecient
Ce = = 0.7 Lw/L1 = 2.43
L1~ 6 m

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3.11 page
3.-16 Equivalent Peak Pressure
Pa = Ce*Pso+Cd*qo = 9.5 kPa

Rise Time
tr = L1/U = 0.016 sec
Total to = tr+td = 0.056 sec
For Average Pressure
3.9,
page3-16 Equivalent Load Coeffiecient
Ce = = 0.15 Lw/L = 0.162

3.11 page
3.-16 Average Pressure
Pa = Ce*Pso+Cd*qo = 1.8 kPa

Rise Time
tr = L/U = 0.247 sec

Ref. Calculation Rev.

3.5.4 Rear Wall Load

sec. 3.3.3 Drag Coefficient Cd = = -0.4

3.9,
page3-16 Equivalent Load Coeffiecient
Ce = = 0.2 Lw/S = 0.296

3.11 page
3.-16 Equivalent Peak Pressure
Pa = Ce*Pso+Cd*qo = 2.5 kPa

Time of arrival
ta = L/U = 0.247 sec

Rise Time
tr = S/U = 0.135 sec

duration td = = 0.04 sec

Total Phase duration = to = tr+td = 0.175 sec

Time Period of Structure T = Ct (hn)3/4 UBC 1997,Section 1630.2.2,Formula 30-8

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 Numerical co efficient based on Ct = 0.049 For all other buildings.
the Type of the Structure.

Height of the Building hn = 70 m

above Base level. Ct = 0.049
T = 1.186 Sec

Ref. Calculation Rev.

Dynamic Response

Element Dynamic Peak Presure Duration t = Equivalent Static

Pa (Kpa) td (sec) td/T Presure Pse (Kpa)
Front Wall
Loading 29.4 0.040 0.034 2.199
Side Wall
Loading 13.7 0.043 0.036 1.098
Roof Loading
9.5 0.056 0.048 1.006
Rear Wall
Load 2.5 0.175 0.148 0.805

For SDOF - Considering Fundamental Mode

Equivalent Static =
Pressure

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 = 0 milliseconds

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milliseconds

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