Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario

Afghanistan, a nation plagued by wars, terrorism, and counter-terrorism, has borne the brunt of these conflicts. The common people of Afghanistan are weary of the continuous cycle of attacks and counterattacks by warlords. Even places of worship and those who gather there are not spared from these a...

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Main Authors: Anas S.M., Al-Dala'Ien R.N., Alam M., Kanaan M.H.G., Akram S., Haris M.
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spelling my.uniten.dspace-339612024-10-14T11:17:31Z Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario Anas S.M. Al-Dala'Ien R.N. Alam M. Kanaan M.H.G. Akram S. Haris M. 57219929545 57219563631 57213805388 57204731856 58657980400 57201740990 Afghanistan, a nation plagued by wars, terrorism, and counter-terrorism, has borne the brunt of these conflicts. The common people of Afghanistan are weary of the continuous cycle of attacks and counterattacks by warlords. Even places of worship and those who gather there are not spared from these acts of violence. For years, explosive blasts have targeted the compound walls surrounding these religious structures. In this research, we investigate the impact of such blasts on free-standing URM walls commonly used in Afghanistan. Using ABAQUS/Explicit code, we conduct nonlinear analysis to examine the blast performance of these walls. Additionally, we retrofit the walls with a high-strength C-FRP laminate. To optimize computational time, we employ a macro strategy. The results show that the strengthened walls exhibit comparable blast performance. Importantly, when the laminate is applied to both faces, there is no longer a need for increased wall thickness in the masonry construction. � The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Final 2024-10-14T03:17:31Z 2024-10-14T03:17:31Z 2023 Conference Paper 10.1051/e3sconf/202343402035 2-s2.0-85174580974 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85174580974&doi=10.1051%2fe3sconf%2f202343402035&partnerID=40&md5=2f45f795cf17844dea3c8f81d3a4135f https://irepository.uniten.edu.my/handle/123456789/33961 434 2035 All Open Access Gold Open Access EDP Sciences Scopus
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description Afghanistan, a nation plagued by wars, terrorism, and counter-terrorism, has borne the brunt of these conflicts. The common people of Afghanistan are weary of the continuous cycle of attacks and counterattacks by warlords. Even places of worship and those who gather there are not spared from these acts of violence. For years, explosive blasts have targeted the compound walls surrounding these religious structures. In this research, we investigate the impact of such blasts on free-standing URM walls commonly used in Afghanistan. Using ABAQUS/Explicit code, we conduct nonlinear analysis to examine the blast performance of these walls. Additionally, we retrofit the walls with a high-strength C-FRP laminate. To optimize computational time, we employ a macro strategy. The results show that the strengthened walls exhibit comparable blast performance. Importantly, when the laminate is applied to both faces, there is no longer a need for increased wall thickness in the masonry construction. � The Authors, published by EDP Sciences. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Anas S.M.
Al-Dala'Ien R.N.
Alam M.
Kanaan M.H.G.
Akram S.
Haris M.
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author Anas S.M.
Al-Dala'Ien R.N.
Alam M.
Kanaan M.H.G.
Akram S.
Haris M.
spellingShingle Anas S.M.
Al-Dala'Ien R.N.
Alam M.
Kanaan M.H.G.
Akram S.
Haris M.
Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario
author_sort Anas S.M.
title Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario
title_short Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario
title_full Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario
title_fullStr Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario
title_full_unstemmed Numerical Analysis of Compound Walls of Brick Masonry, Strengthened with C-FRP Laminate under Explosive Detonations - Afghanistan Scenario
title_sort numerical analysis of compound walls of brick masonry, strengthened with c-frp laminate under explosive detonations - afghanistan scenario
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