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Blast analysis of pre-cast wall panels on the MSP o?ce building

Blast analysis of pre-cast wall panels on the MSP o?ce building

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Blast analysis of pre-cast wall panels on the MSP o?ce building Dynamic response analysis of pre-cast concrete wall panels Assessment of peak deformations under blast load The Members of Scottish Parliament (MSP) building is situated to the West of the main Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh and contains o?ces for the Scottish members of parliament and their sta?. The granite-clad building varies between four and six storeys in height, and has an in situ reinforced concrete portal frame supporting pre-cast concrete vault units which form the ceilings and support the ?oor ?nishes. Unusual windows, which contain both a windowseat and a stepped shelving space, project out at di?erent widths from the Western face of the building. The dynamic response of the distinctive pre-cast concret

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