Investigation on usage the composite column and synthetic fiber rope brace on blast resistance of portal frame

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Noshirvani University of Technology

2 M.Sc. Student, Department of Civil Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University of Fars

Abstract

In this research, behavior of portal frame with hollow section steel columns (box sections) is investigated
against explosive loading. In order to increase the resistance of the frame, two strategies are
suggested: First, using synthetic fiber ropes with initial slackness as x brace; second, filling the frame
column on blast side with concrete which is referred to as composite column. The finite element analysis
software used is the commercialized ABAQUS code and to analyze the finite element model, an explicit
dynamic method was used in the numerical solution. This study indicates that the use of synthetic fiber
rope brace, especially in large blasts that intense snap loads appears in the rope, improves the total
displacement of the frame. However, it has not been capable of reducing the plastic deformation of the
local points of the frame subjected to direct blast. This problem was rectified greatly using composite
columns. Filling the frame column with concrete on blast side can reduce the total displacements and
local deformations of the frame significantly. The remarkable thing in studying frames with composite
columns is that by applying strain rate, concrete with lower strength behaves like stronger concrete.

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Amirkabir Journal of Civil Engineering
Volume 48, Issue 3
November 2016
Pages 261-274

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