Upon successful completion of this course, the delegates will be able to:

• Familiarity with any problem and its solution in the concrete structure in the petrochemical industry and its causes of failure
• Familiarize participants with the issues, standards, and procedures used to design structures that resist blast loads.
• Provide participants with in-depth knowledge of the principles of dynamic analysis.
• Develop basic competence in the use of available engineering methods for calculating blast loads and dynamic structural response.
• Provide an overview of the design approach used for typical construction materials (steel, concrete, masonry), Systems (shear walls and frames), non-structural components (doors and windows)

Day 1 

Loads in Different Design Codes

Competency Description: As an engineer, you need to loads that affect the structure in general.

Key Behaviors

• Understand all the load affects the structure members.
• Understand the difference between the codes in design the members
• Understand the phenomena of blast load

Topics to be covered

• Design Management process
• Control the design of the industrial projects
• Define the load on the industrial structure
• BS and ACI code in the design of concrete

Day 2 

Characteristics of Blast Load

Competency Description: As an engineer, you need to know first the characteristic of blast load and how to calculate it.

Key Behaviors

• Understand all the blast load affects the structure members.
• Understand the behavior of structure under blast
• Understand the progressive collapse

Topics to be covered

• Reason for blast load
• Blast load effect and calculation
• Pressure Vs time Characteristic
• Load combination with blast load
• Joints ductility/response to blast loads
• Special detailing of Blast Resistant structures
• Fragment impact, positive/negative phase duration.
• The behavior of structural members/damages forecast.
• Progressive collapse.

Day 3 

Materials Behavior under Blast Load

Competency Description: As an engineer, you need to know the behavior of the materials that are affected by blast load.

Key Behaviors

• Understand the dynamic materials effect.
• Understand the deformation limits for the structure under blast load
• Understand the evaluation of existing building

Topics to be covered

• Dynamic material strength
• Materials and structure element type.
• Dynamic materials
• Deformation limits
• Dynamic increase factor
• Elastic, Elasto-Plastic & Plastic deformation due to blast loads
• Inspection and maintenance plan
• Evaluation of existing structure

Day 4 

Case Study Workshop

Competency Description: As an engineer, you need to know first the dynamic analysis calculation for building under blast load.

Key Behaviors

• Understand the dynamic analysis of the building.
• Understand the design of building to resist blast load
• Understand the main element of steel structure design under blast load.

Topics to be covered

• Dynamic analysis method
• Design procedure
• Typical detail for the connection
• Upgrade existing building
• Workshop for case study concrete structure
• Workshop for steel structure
• Construction precaution to achieve design requirement

Day 5 

Using CFRP for Blast Resistance

Competency Description: As an engineer, you need to know the up-to-date application to resist the building for blast load.

Key Behaviors

• Understand CFRP to withstand blast load.
• Understand the precaution in control room design
• Understand the ways of protecting the existing building.

Topics to be covered

• The inspection and monitoring procedure to control the construction
• CFRP principal and design
• Doors and walls resistance specs to resist blast load
• Advanced materials for protection
• Precaution in control room design

This training course is appropriate to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Construction Civil Engineers
• Construction Structural engineers
• Junior and Senior Structural Engineers
• Project Engineers
• Engineering Managers