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porltlon by gneraung large forcer. The rlruck oblect. #n clvll engmeenng. Is urually a
structural element that has to be dengncd to rerlri lmpacl Ioadsng Thlr loadmg IS mostly
eimme lwildang ~8th mnfrequsnt probbbltty of extrtenee dunng the Ihfeume of !he
structure. However. falure due to Bmpxt loadtng often results ~n a senous rtruclunl
&mag. Marenal propcn!es like hlgh-cnergy absorprlon have lo be llken lnta
conadcnoon I" the dcrlgn of sttic concrcte structure.
Many rmcturer experience Impact loadcng. Some of the structures La murl have
the porrtbml~ry of Impact loudtng consldered m them desngn are offshore fnc#l~ner. ptles.
deknw shelters. and rlructures ~n retrmlc areas. The tmpacl loading can be ~gnored tn the
derlgn pmcerr when the Iodlng lntcnstry has small Ilumualonr. However. when the
rnsgn!tude of the fluclualng component af londlng 3s large. lhc Impact lwdd~ng can be
very rtgnllicmt. Engineers should be able to decsde whelher the mpxt lord~ng must be
accounted for ~n des~gn or neglect a. The resvns!bnltty of the data engnncer IS to solve
problems m a safe. effimmt. and economic manner. Therefore. the dcslgn cng~ner
should consdm how the overall ntruclure behaves under lmpact loadmg.
The use of h$&-strength concrew IS ~ncrr~nng faster than the development of
apprapnale dertgn code recommcndaltan In spite of the wtde use of high-rtrmgth
concrete. l~ttle research has been canduel~d on the structural behavtor of high-strength
concrele beams. slab and columns under dynamic loadmg. The rtruclunl behavlor of
concrete plater, especially under lmpxt loadnng, needs funher Invenlgaoon. The
concrete plare in a nmple. sonarnica!, and popular nruclunl rysrem. Therefore. hlgh-
strength coneme flat plate was chosen ~n this research, rlnce it bar wvenl clvll
engrnecnng applicat!ons.