Ground Motions and Air‐Blast Effects of Explosive Demolition of StructuresSource: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management:;1994:;Volume ( 120 ):;issue: 004Author:Charles H. Dowding
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1994)120:4(838)Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Ground motions and air‐blast overpressures produced by the explosive demolition of about 27 structures were compared to determine the importance of these effects. To provide background for this demolition method, general design principles were presented along with details of the demolition of a 12‐story reinforced‐concrete building and a steel girder bridge. Trends in the observed ground‐and air‐borne disturbances were compared to those expected from rock‐blasting and drop‐weight impact. Air‐blast overpressures can be atypically high, and building impact typically produced greater motions than the explosions.
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| contributor author | Charles H. Dowding | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-08T22:18:10Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-08T22:18:10Z | |
| date copyright | December 1994 | |
| date issued | 1994 | |
| identifier other | %28asce%290733-9364%281994%29120%3A4%28838%29.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/76842 | |
| description abstract | Ground motions and air‐blast overpressures produced by the explosive demolition of about 27 structures were compared to determine the importance of these effects. To provide background for this demolition method, general design principles were presented along with details of the demolition of a 12‐story reinforced‐concrete building and a steel girder bridge. Trends in the observed ground‐and air‐borne disturbances were compared to those expected from rock‐blasting and drop‐weight impact. Air‐blast overpressures can be atypically high, and building impact typically produced greater motions than the explosions. | |
| publisher | American Society of Civil Engineers | |
| title | Ground Motions and Air‐Blast Effects of Explosive Demolition of Structures | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 120 | |
| journal issue | 4 | |
| journal title | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management | |
| identifier doi | 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1994)120:4(838) | |
| tree | Journal of Construction Engineering and Management:;1994:;Volume ( 120 ):;issue: 004 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |