REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

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MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

Material Resources Sector

Defensive Technologies Department

Military Technical Institute

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RETROFITTING THE INSTALLATIONS AGAINST BLAST
WAVE PROPAGATION

Ehab H. mahmoud

Head of Architecture Dep, MTC, Cairo, Egypt. ehabhmd@yahoo.co.uk

Abstract: This paper presents the findings from a programe of research, which explores the opportunities offered by an effective an elastomeric polymer coating to reduce the effect of the blast waves on the instalations and to prevent fragmentation from concrete structural elements. A group of scenarios simulated and examined by analysis the concept of using new protection techniques, as assessed using thE AUTODYN software in 2D & 3D V3.1.17. The main contribution achieved in this paper declared in the results of the simulations. The analysis of the simulation output reveals that the elastomeric polymer coating technique offer a significant reduction for impulse and pressure values in the effects of the blast waves on the structure. This technique can be used without affecting the functionality of the structure or the street. Also offers benefits of shielding and robustness whilst having good aesthetic appeal and other architectural advantages.

Key words: Protection, Polymer, Mitigation, hazard, Architecture.