4. Calculating critical elements
4.1 Specific features of explosion calculations
The design of a structure subjected to explosion requires special methods to take account of the specific nature of this type of loading:
transient, variable over time ;
intense, but very short-lived;
rare, with a low probability of occurrence.
Quantified risk analysis techniques make it possible to take into account the exceptional nature of this load case, by defining explosion levels as a function of probability. What remains to be determined, however, is the behavior of structures with regard to the explosion actions thus determined.
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Bibliography
Websites
ARIA – Technological accident database. French Ministry of Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Town and Country Planning (MEEDDAT) http://www.aria.developpement-durable.gouv/
ANSYS http://www.ansys.com
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Standards and norms
- AFNOR EUROCODE 1: Actions on structures. Part 1-7: General actions – Accidental actions - NF EN 1991-1-7 - 02-02
- AFNOR EUROCODE 8 : Calcul des structures pour leur résistance aux séismes. Partie 3 : Évaluation et renforcement des bâtiments - NF EN 1998-3 - 12-05
- AFNOR EUROCODE 2 : Calcul des structures en béton. Partie 3 : Silos et réservoirs - NF EN 1992-3 - 12-06
- AFNOR EUROCODE 2 : Calcul des...
Regulations
Arrêté du 29 septembre 2005 relatif à " l'évaluation et à la prise en compte de la probabilité d'occurrence, de la cinétique, de l'intensité des effets et de la gravité des conséquences des accidents potentiels dans les études de dangers des installations classées soumise à autorisation " JO n° 234 du 7 Octobre 2005 – NOR DEVP0540371A.
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