Blast Protection
Blast protection is one of today’s biggest challenges. Watkins will have the solution to hand. A terrorist blast attack and a Petro-chemical blast may be considered as different but fundamentally blast doors and windows will perform the same task: protecting people, places and possessions against blast waves and fragments.
Applications
Banks
Transport Hubs
Military and government buildings
High Profile Buildings
Petrochemical Facilities
Projects
UAE Embassy - Lebanon
WFP UN - Lebanon
Response Categories & Fire Rating
Based on design requirements, we can deliver doors with the appropriate Category response. Our blast doors are fire rated up to 3 hours listed and labeled to UL 10C. The doors are rated Fire or Blast by a third party.
EN 13123-1
Windows, Doors and Shutters Explosion Resistance Requirements and Classification – Shock Tube
UFC 3-340-02
Structures to Resist the Effects of Accidental Explosions
ASCE
Design of Blast Resistant Buildings in Petrochemical Facilities
PIP STC01018
Blast Resistant Building Design Criteria