Design Loads - Explosions
Design Loads - Explosions
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I designing a locker room utilizing masonry walls, and within the building is a mechanical room. The design criteria states the separator wall between the locker room and the mechanical room shall be "explosion-proof". What design pressure is sufficient for such a load case? I don't recall any such discussion in BOCA.
Zulak
Zulak






RE: Design Loads - Explosions
RE: Design Loads - Explosions
The two main references are:
Army Technical Manual TM 5-855-1 Fundamentals of Protective Design for Conventional Weapons
and
Army Technical Manual TM5-1300, Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosions
I'm not sure if the 1st reference is available to the general public, but the 2nd reference definitely is.
RE: Design Loads - Explosions
RE: Design Loads - Explosions
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RE: Design Loads - Explosions
A shockwave overpressure effect must be present I agree.
On the other hand, only the assumption of the existence of enforced holes may be making the 100 psf of other post safe enough.
In any case this kind of things must be by now very well studied, I think, and so I would try to comply with some code saying something about.
Thanks, bradh
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RE: Design Loads - Explosions
RE: Design Loads - Explosions
I hope you will respond ASAP. Thanks a lot.
RE: Design Loads - Explosions