DYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF

BLAST-LOADED STRUCTURES
Baker Engineering and Risk Consultants, Inc.
(BakerRisk) has extensive experience in blast
design and evaluation of protective structures.
Applications have included the design of new blast
resistant buildings, blast containment chambers, and
structural upgrades to existing buildings for industry
and government. We have developed a wide range
of constructible engineering solutions for our clients
by combining practical construction experience with
research and development capabilities. Through our
involvement in accident investigations, structural
blast testing, and advanced analyses, we have gained
a fundamental understanding of how buildings and
structures respond under blast loading and their
varying modes of failure.

Example of Blast Upgrade Using Steel Posts

Capabilities
Analysis of conventional construction to evaluate performance
under blast loads
Upgrade of conventional construction to resist moderate blast
loads for personnel and equipment protection
Conceptual design of new facilities to determine optimal siting
and construction requirements while meeting blast criteria
New building blast resistant design
Blast containment chambers for explosion testing,
containment of processes involving explosion of flammable
vapors or chemicals, and for disposal or transport of suspected
subversive devices
Upgrade of existing blast resistant buildings to enhance blast
capacity
Design of barricades to control fragments and suppress blast
from potential explosions
Support during construction to resolve issues which could
affect blast hardened facilities and explosion safety

A Finite Element Analysis model of blast loaded steel frame

Design of enclosures for high pressure pneumatic and

hydraulic testing
Counter-terrorist structural mitigation techniques for new and
existing structures

BAKER ENGINEERING AND RISK CONSULTANTS, INC.

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DYNAMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

OF BLAST-LOADED STRUCTURES
B A K E R E NG I N E ER I N G A N D
R I S K C O NS U LT A NT S , I N C .

Headquarters
3330 Oakwell Court, Suite 100
San Antonio, TX 78218-3024
210.824.5960 tel
210.824.5964 fax

Houston Office
11000 Richmond Ave., Suite 350
Houston, TX 77042-6702
281.822.3100 tel
281.822.3199 fax
About BakerRisk
Baker Engineering and Risk
Consultants, Inc. is one of the worlds
leading explosion analysis, structural
design, and risk engineering
companies.
BakerRisk provides
comprehensive consulting,
engineering, laboratory and range
testing services to government
agencies and private companies who
are involved with dangerous, highly
hazardous, reactive, or explosive
materials.

Blast Effects & Explosion Testing

Dynamic Structural Analysis

and Design

Risk Engineering

Process Safety

Masonry Building Upgrade

Structure Types

Construction Types

Control Rooms
Explosives Bays
Containment Vessels
Bunkers
Storage Magazines
Airport Terminals
Buildings Adjacent to
Potential Explosion Sites

Reinforced Concrete
Precast Concrete
Reinforced Masonry
Unreinforced Masonry
Steel Frame Buildings
Pre-Engineered Buildings
Wood Structures

Types of Analyses
Performed

Loading Conditions
Used

Single Degree of Freedom

Multi-Degree of Freedom
Finite Element Analysis
Siting Studies
Physical Security
Leakage Studies
Pressure-Impulse Energy Studies

Accidental Initiation of High Explosives or

Propellants
Explosion Tests
Terrorist Threats
Unconfined / Confined Vapor Explosion
Dust Explosions
Weapons Effects
Bursting Pressure Vessels
BLEVEs

Design Criteria and Manuals

Incident Investigations

UFC-3-340-02 Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosions

ASCE Report Design of Blast Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities
UFC 3-340-01 Design and Analysis of Hardened Structure to Conventional
Weapons Effects
UFC 4-023-03 Design of Buildings to Resist Progressive Collapse
Progressive Collapse Analysis and Design Guidelines for New Federal Office
Buildings and Major Modernization Projects
DOE/TIC 11268 A Manual for the Prediction of Blast and Fragment Loadings on Structures

Reactive Chemicals Testing &

Management Systems

Materials Engineering and

Failure Analysis

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