Blast proof Wall 2

[Engr ZANIA]

Hi!
I have to design BLAST PROOF BRICK MASONRY WALL, required height is 4 ft.
Please suggest or share design code and how to investigate the strength of brick wall and its joint

 

[Engr ZANIA]

it will be a wall supported via columns spaced at certain distances through out its length, kind of boundary wall

 

[ThomasH]

Ok, you answered while I edited.

I think you need to have a look at your concept and how it works. Your wall sounds a bit like a sound barrier and I am not sure that is what you want.

Thomas

 

[Engr ZANIA]

Let me rephrase it for your further clearification
Purpose of brick masonry wall is to protect the inhabitants on other side of wall, as a result of no mass catastrophic failure generated by VCE. I just want to go for brick masonry wall strong enough to take in dynamics of pressure without failure. Suggest me only any appreciable thing if you know

 

[IRstuff]

Perhaps you should sketch up your concept; what's to prevent an explosion at 4 ft 1 in high from occurring, or someone tossing an explosive over the wall?

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[ThomasH]

I'll try to explain it better.

Imagine that you have a wall, freestanding in an open space. On each side of the wall there is a person. If the person on one side shouts, the person on the other side will hear him.
That was a overpressure that was transferring the sound from one side to the other.

The thing is that I don't understand your idea with a 4 ft high wall (regardless of material) supported by columns, how will it protect people from a VCE? I assume that I am missing something.

Another thing, you mentioned 3 psi (~20 kPa) overpressure. I don't think that pressure is dangerous for a person. But that also depends on the duration for the overpressure.

Thomas