Dynamic Response of Cable-Supported Façades Subjected to High-Level Air Blast Loads: Numerical Simulations and Mitigation Techniques

A glazing façade subjected to blast loads has a structural behaviour that strongly differs from the typical response of a glazing system subjected to ordinary loads. Consequently, sophisticated modelling techniques are required to identify correctly its criticalities. The paper investigates the beha...

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Main Authors: Claudio Amadio, Chiara Bedon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Modelling and Simulation in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/863235