Investigation of Energy Dissipating Connections for Blast Load

Todays technologies are an important part of modern society, unfortunately developing process and progress, together with mistakes, lead sometimes to accidents such as explosion. If we add numerous conflicts between people that use fire weapons, we obtain again a very demanding and devastating force. This dynamic force with high-energy release in a short amount of time generated by the mentioned sources, usually are not taken into account in a normal building design. However for a specific elements and compartments were an extra protection and safety is required this should be considered. Therefore, in the following thesis work, behavior of a connection exposed to a blast load. 

One of the main goals of this thesis project is to develop a design method via diagrams and specifications that can serve as first criterion in dimensioning of the steel plate connected with a glass wall that are subjected to blast load. For this purpose is required a vast analysis of many possible scenarios that can give an overview on the parameters that influence results in a way or another. In order to obtain this data finite element software such as Abaqus will be used were the finite model of structural elements and load history of this specific case is going to be implemented. On the basis of the theoretical findings, a possible design for a connection method might be given.