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Why can single-degree-of-freedom blast screens mis-predict façade response alone?

Choices

  • (A) Cladding interacts with mullions, backup walls, and interior partitions sharing energy
  • (B) SDOF assumes infinite ductility for every attachment
  • (C) Blast loads never induce flexural rebound
  • (D) Opening sizes do not reshape pressure-time histories

Correct answer: (A)

Cladding interacts with mullions, backup walls, and interior partitions sharing energy

Explanation

Multi-span backup framing invalidates simplistic SDOF mass assumptions.

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