Blast performance of reinforced concrete hollow core slabs in combination with fire: numerical and experimental assessment Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper deals with the analysis of the blast bearing capacity of reinforced concrete hollow core slabs when they are subjected first to fire and then to a blast load. The paper analyses first the blast behavior of a hollow core slab without fire, for two charges, one that leads to elastic dynamic response and one that causes plastic behavior and severe concrete cracking. The same blast analysis is repeated for slabs that were been subjected ...