Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 338 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Basic guidelines for enhancing blast resilience -- Blast loading -- Prediction of blast loads -- Structural response to blast loading -- Design of elements in structural steel -- Design of elements in reinforced concrete and masonry -- Design of elements in steel-concrete-steel composite -- Design of glazing -- Whole-building response to blast damage -- Vehicle-borne threats and the principles of hostile vehicle mitigation -- Design of building services under blast loading -- Implications for building operation |
Summary |
Providing the latest practical guidance on designing buildings to optimise their resilience to blast loading, this text is focused specifically on the design of commercial buildings. It helps engineers reduce the risks posed to building occupants and businesses from terrorist and other explosions |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Building, Bombproof.
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Buildings -- Blast effects.
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Structural dynamics.
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Structural design.
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bombproof construction.
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Building, Bombproof
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Buildings -- Blast effects
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Structural design
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Structural dynamics
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Cormie, David.
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Mays, Geoffrey.
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Smith, P. D., 1950 March 26-
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ISBN |
9780727737229 |
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0727737228 |
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9781628705034 |
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1628705035 |
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9780727740441 |
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072774044X |
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1281991449 |
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9781281991447 |
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9786611991449 |
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6611991441 |
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