DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-FUNCTIONAL BLAST RESISTANT WATER FACADE SYSTEM

Abstract

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE CURRENT STUDY IS TO DEVELOP A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WATER FACADE SYSTEM THAT CAN BE USED TO HARNESS THE SOLAR ENERGY, REDUCE SOLAR HEAT PENETRATION INTO BUILDING AND AT THE SAME TIME ACTS AS A PROTECTIVE ENVELOPE AGAINST BLAST. SINCE THE PROBABILITY OF BLAST THREAT ON BUILDINGS IS USUALLY LOW, IT IS OF SIGNIFICANCE ADVANTAGE TO CARRY OUT THE INVESTIGATION ON THE MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WATER FACADE SYSTEM IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE THE BENEFITS OF ADOPTING A BLAST-MITIGATING DESIGN WHILE IMPROVING THE BUILDING PERFORMANCE IN TERMS OF ENERGY USAGE. THE PROPOSED MULTI-FUNCTIONAL WATER FACADE SYSTEM IS AN INNOVATIVE DESIGN, IT IS ALSO THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS RESEARCH TO EVALUATE ITS ENERGY SAVING AND BLAST RESISTANT PERFORMANCE.