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Current Research:
EIT Demonstration Project and Workshop
NSF: Development of a Blast and Ballistic Resistant Precast Concrete Armored Wall System
NEES-CR: Impact Forces from Tsunami-Driven Debris
Inspection Methods & Techniques to Determine Non Visible Corrosion of Prestressing Strands in Concrete Bridge Components
Daniel P. Jenny PCI Fellowship: Analytical Assessment of the Resistance of Precast Strucutres to Blast Effects
Development of a Seismic Design Methodology for Precast Diaphragms
Use of Polyurea for Blast Hardening of Concrete Construction
Estimation of Concrete Respone Under Varying Confinement
Past Research Projects
Performance of Bulb Tees with Self Consolidating Concrete
Evaluation of Bond Mechanics in Prestressed Concrete Applications
FRP Bridge Decks with RC
Parapets
Blast Resistance of a Load
Bearing Shear Wall Building
Lehigh@NEES
Equipment Site
Reserarch Experinece for
Undergraduates
Seismic Evaluation of a Three Story
WoodFrame Apartment Building with Tuck-Under Parking
Design of RC Bridge Beam-Column
Connections
Response of Waffle Slab
Building Systems to Seismic Loads
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PCI Daniel P. Jenny Research Fellowship
Analytical Assessment of the Resistance of Precast Structures to Blast Effects
Executive Summary
Terrorist attacks have been carried out on our infrastructure at home and abroad at an alarming rate in the past decade.
This growing threat has emphasized the need for protection of our civil infrastructure from the effects of explosive loading.
Unfortunately both the basic knowledge and expertise on blast resistant design in the US is limited.
While research has been conducted on reinforced concrete (RC) and structural steel, work has been limited in the area of
prestressed/precast concrete. Precast/prestressed concrete offers many advantages in providing blast resistance. The
prestressing properties allow for additional strength and in some cases the potential for a self centering ability after
a blast event. In addition, advanced blast resistant materials can be readily incorporated into precast elements at the plant.
Quantifying these benefits could provide significant support to creating a total precast solution for building construction.
To address this need a research project on blast assessment of precast/prestressed structures is proposed. The research will
analytically examine conventional precast building elements for blast resistance. In addition the potential blast vulnerability
of precast connections will be examined. The fellowship will support the work of one Masters Student for one year. The work
will be conducted in collaboration with High Concrete Structures of Denver, Pa.
Research Team
Assistant Professor Clay Naito, Principal Investigator
Sponsors
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute
High Concrete Structures, Inc.
Publications
Cramsey, N., Naito, C., "Analytical Assessment of the Blast Resistance of Precast, Prestressed Concrete Components,"
Journal of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Vol. 52, No. 6, Nov-Dec, 2007.
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