Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario
Afghanistan, a nation plagued by wars, terrorism, and counter-terrorism, has borne the brunt of these conflicts. The common people of Afghanistan are weary of the continuous cycle of attacks and counter-attacks by warlords. Even places of worship and those who gather there are not spared from these...
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| author | Anas S. M. Al-Dala’ien Rayeh Nasr Alam Mehtab Kanaan Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Akram Shahbaz Haris Mohd |
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| description | Afghanistan, a nation plagued by wars, terrorism, and counter-terrorism, has borne the brunt of these conflicts. The common people of Afghanistan are weary of the continuous cycle of attacks and counter-attacks by warlords. Even places of worship and those who gather there are not spared from these acts of violence. For years, explosive blasts have targeted the compound walls surrounding these religious structures. In this research, we investigate the impact of such blasts on free-standing URM walls commonly used in Afghanistan. Using ABAQUS/Explicit code, we conduct nonlinear analysis to examine the blast performance of these walls. Additionally, we retrofit the walls with a high-strength C-FRP laminate. To optimize computational time, we employ a macro strategy. The results show that the strengthened walls exhibit comparable blast performance. Importantly, when the laminate is applied to both faces, there is no longer a need for increased wall thickness in the masonry construction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6cc1c7d9313417995eeb5cfa27e96712023-10-17T08:51:09ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422023-01-014340203510.1051/e3sconf/202343402035e3sconf_icecae2023_02035Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan ScenarioAnas S. M.0Al-Dala’ien Rayeh Nasr1Alam Mehtab2Kanaan Manal Hadi Ghaffoori3Akram Shahbaz4Haris Mohd5Department of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia IslamiaCollege of Graduate Studies, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Jalan Ikram -UNITENDepartment of Civil Engineering, Netaji Subhas University of TechnologyTechnical Institute of Suwaria, Middle Technical UniversityDepartment of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia IslamiaDepartment of Civil Engineering, Jamia Millia IslamiaAfghanistan, a nation plagued by wars, terrorism, and counter-terrorism, has borne the brunt of these conflicts. The common people of Afghanistan are weary of the continuous cycle of attacks and counter-attacks by warlords. Even places of worship and those who gather there are not spared from these acts of violence. For years, explosive blasts have targeted the compound walls surrounding these religious structures. In this research, we investigate the impact of such blasts on free-standing URM walls commonly used in Afghanistan. Using ABAQUS/Explicit code, we conduct nonlinear analysis to examine the blast performance of these walls. Additionally, we retrofit the walls with a high-strength C-FRP laminate. To optimize computational time, we employ a macro strategy. The results show that the strengthened walls exhibit comparable blast performance. Importantly, when the laminate is applied to both faces, there is no longer a need for increased wall thickness in the masonry construction.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/71/e3sconf_icecae2023_02035.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Anas S. M. Al-Dala’ien Rayeh Nasr Alam Mehtab Kanaan Manal Hadi Ghaffoori Akram Shahbaz Haris Mohd Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario |
| title_full | Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario |
| title_fullStr | Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario |
| title_full_unstemmed | Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario |
| title_short | Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario |
| title_sort | numerical analysis of compound walls of brick masonry strengthened with c frp laminate under explosive detonations afghanistan scenario |
| url | https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2023/71/e3sconf_icecae2023_02035.pdf |
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