INVESTIGADORES
AMBROSINI Ricardo Daniel
capítulos de libros
Título:
Buildings protection against accidental explosions in petrochemical facilities
Autor/es:
BIBIANA LUCCIONI; DANIEL AMBROSINI
Libro:
Advances in Protective Structures Research
Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Group - CRC Press/Balkema
Referencias:
Lugar: London; Año: 2012; p. 195 - 220
Resumen:
The design of a reinforced concrete wall as protection of buildings against accidental
explosions in the petrochemical industry is presented in this work. Different types of accidental
explosion events are considered: The liberated energy from the explosion is calculated
following procedures firmly established in practice. The propagation of the blast wave and the
effects of blast pressure and the impact of fragments on the buildings and on the wall are studied
using a hydrocode. The numerical strategies and models used to simulate the problem with acceptable
accuracy are discussed. Alternative locations and heights of the protection wall and the
corresponding damage on buildings are analyzed. The results obtained show that if it is properly
located and designed, a reinforced concrete wall can withstand the blast load and the impact of
fragments originated from the considered accidental explosion events with minor damage and
serve as a protection to surrounding buildings. In fact, it can effectively contribute to reduce the
values of peak overpressure and impulse acting on buildings and, thus, the damage levels to be
expected.