Behavior of RCC Structures Subjected to Blast Loads

The analysis and design of structures to resist blast/explosive loads is having utmost importance compared to the structures to resist conventional type of loading, where Loading is actually independent of time variation. From past few decades terrorist attacks are becoming a new threat to people lives and to property also. The amount of damage caused to structure is depends upon type of charge material used, its quantity, distance from structure etc. Since we don’t know when the blasting activity is going to be happened and type of charge material is used, depends on importance of structure we have to make sure the design of structure should be such that it should resist the failure against blasting activities. The project contains a case study report of blasting activity and its effects on ALFRED MURRAH BUILDING and design and analysis of G+5 residential building to resist blast loads. We concerned here in to minimize loss of lives due to global failure of the structure and decrease the loss of property. This is possible only when the structural designer provides a sophisticated design techniques to encounter un-expected and sudden loads. Blast loads, its contribution to structures and other required provisions are opted from Technical Manual 5-1300.The Design Method Used Is Equivalent Static Approach. Analysis of frames of structure is done with software package.