Basic Guidelines for the Determation of Blast Wave Parameters for Different Blast Environment

Abstract

Many countries have become victims of terrorism on a large scale. Bombs have exploded in and around buildings in many countries causing civilian causalities and structural damages. A bomb explosion with in or around a building can have catastrophic effects, damaging and destroying internal or external portions of the building. Bomb damage to the buildings depends on the type and layout of the structure, material used, range of the located explosive device and the charge weight. The impact from the blast causes debris,fire and smoke and hence can result in injury and death of occupants. Escape of the occupants and protection of the valuable documents, equipments, property is possible only when there minimum damage to structures. This may be achieved by designing the building structures for blast loading. This attempt gives basic idea to all the consultants in estimating the blast loads over the building structures.