Courses on Impact and Blast Resistant Design Methods
1 - 2 July 2013 - Part A

3 - 4 July 2013 - Part B

Presented by Professor Norman Jones & Dr Graham Schleyer, University of Liverpool

Organised by Wessex Institute of Technology, Southampton, UK

Both parts of this course can either be taken individually or together for which a discount will apply.

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 Course Description

The objective of this short course over 4 days is to acquaint professional engineers, researchers, students and others to procedures and concepts for the analysis and design of structural elements subjected to large dynamic loadings produced by explosions, dynamic pressure and impact. The course examines aspects of the various types of dynamic loadings, studies the important relevant material characteristics in the dynamic range and, in particular, explores the response and energy absorbing properties of various structural systems, including damage and failure. Reference to the manual UFC 3-340-021 that presents design methods for protective construction, and some ‘hands-on’ sessions will be included. Participants will be given spreadsheet programs to practice some of the examples presented and given the latest edition of the book Structural Impact2. The course is designed to be of use to anyone interested in the structural impact fields, structural crashworthiness, explosion mitigation, hazard assessment and safety calculations throughout the civil, mechanical, nuclear, transportation, petrochemical and process industries. It is particularly suitable as a primer on impact and blast effects, especially Part A.  The course may be attended in whole or in part to permit flexibility in participants’ schedules.  Part B of the course, however, assumes that Part A has been taken and if not then some prior knowledge of the basic principles of structural dynamics and material response at high rates of loading is recommended.

Both parts of the course can either be taken individually or together for which a discount will apply.


1This is an unclassified document approved for public release (distribution unlimited) that can be downloaded from the web; see http://www.wbdg.org/ccb/DOD/UFC/ufc_3_340_02.pdf.

2Jones N, Structural Impact, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2012.

 


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