There is a lot of information on the design of heavy doors and gates
associated with dams, canals, sluices, etc. I have been away from this
a long time but a lot of information was available from sources like the
USACE, Tennessee Valley Authority, Bureau of Reclamation. Those are the
ones I can remember.
Gary
Kapil Nandwana wrote:
> Hi All :
>
> I am currently working on a project where I have to design a blast
> door. I have used TM5-1300 Manual for design of monolithic steel door.
> The issue is if I use a 1" plate thickness I do not meet the customer
> requirements(high ductility ratio and rotation ). But if i use a 2"
> plate , I do meet the requirements but the door weight becomes high
> and is not acceptable to the customer. So what we need to do is use a
> 1" plate and place stiffeners at critical locations, but I don't know
> how to analyze the blast doors with stiffeners on them , since
> TM5-1300 does not talk about those kind of doors.
>
> Can you all learned people suggest me as to how should I approach this problem ?
>
> Thanks,
> Kapil
> Structural Engineer, EWI
>
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