Question: For a 1 5 0 lb . TNT equivalent blast load at 5 0 ft standoff distance, answer the following questions given the data below.

For a 150 lb . TNT equivalent blast load at 50 ft standoff distance, answer the following questions given the data below. The wall is a reinforced concrete wall 15 feet tall and 8 inches thick. Reinforcement is #6 bars (34 inch diameter) at 12 inches center to center )=(0.44in2. Assume normal weight concrete, fc=6,000 psi, and fy=60,000 psi. For a 1-foot-wide strip of wall panel:
a. Calculate, using UFC 340-02 graphs, the maximum total blast load on the wall (in kips).(6 pts)
b. Calculate the total effective mass. (2 pts)
c. Calculate the total effective flexural resistance. Neglect axial forces due to self-weight. (6 pts)
d. Calculate the stiffness of the structure using lavg =273in4(5 pts)
e. Calculate the period of vibration and the yield deflection. (2 pts)
f. Calculate the critical ductility ratio associated with a support rotation limit of 2 degrees and the corresponding response modification factor, and then determine whether the flexural response is acceptable. (4 points)
g. Calculate the yield deflection and maximum deflection (from NONLIN) and find the actual ductility ratio and compare it to the critical ductility ratio in part (f) and state if it is acceptable. (5 points)
For a 1 5 0 lb . TNT equivalent blast load at 5 0

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