Efficient Methodology for Design of Industrial Blast Resistant Electrical Substations and Control Buildings

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By:Osama Bedair

DOI: https://doi.org/10.30564/jbms.v2i2.2906

Abstract:

This paper describes economical strategies to design electrical substations and control buildings that are commonly used at industrial plants. Limited literature addressed design aspects for this class of buildings. Furthermore, little guidelines are available in practice to regulate this type of steel construction.  The first part of the paper overviews the architectural and structural layouts of electrical buildings. Blast resistance requirements for occupied control buildings are also discussed. Simplified multiple degrees of freedom (MDOF) dynamic model is also illustrated that can be utilized for analysis of the blast resistant buildings. The economical aspects and cost savings resulting in using mobile industrial buildings are discussed. The article also highlights the engineering challenges that are encountered in design of mobile electrical facilities. The transportation procedure and design requirements are briefly described. Guidelines are proposed to calculate the center of mass of the building combined with interior equipments. The proposed design concept for electrical and control buildings is cost effective and can be implemented in industry to reduce projects cost.

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