The three-dimensional survey is based on the use of new equipment and technologies which are available in the Virtual Reality Lab of the Faculty at Debbieh Campus. This lab has been newly equipped to be a pioneer in this field at the national and regional levels. The Survey was conducted by a specialized team in the field of 3D scanning from the Faculty consists of Dr. This cooperative activity was coordinated between Tripoli Municipality Councillor, Dr.
Ibtihal Youssef El-Bastawissi, who provided all the necessary facilities for the team to be able to complete the work successfully. Nabil Mohareb and Dr. Khaled Al-Daghar. The team also appreciated the generous hospitality and all the facilities provided by Tripoli municipality.
After completing the two phases of the Research Project related to Beirut Port Blast, the Research Unit Team deduced the below Summary Research Work which was sent to publication at a highly ranked journal. The resulting damage was humongous, impacting the city along a radius of about m. Series of grains silos adjacent to the center of the explosion, at 85m proximity, had been importantly damaged.
The aim of this research work is to define the magnitude of the explosion, using structural engineering approach throughout non-linear finite element modeling of the silos.
The magnitude of the explosion is defined as the numerical model magnitude that generated the silos damages. This paper shows that the magnitude of the explosion is smaller than the equivalent TNT of the original declared quantity of stored Ammonium Nitrate. Ali Gahami, Colonel Bassam Timani and a group of Lab Technicians moved in their work from Phase 1 to the Phase 2 of the research project related to Beirut Port Explosion the Second Phase consisted of defining the mechanical properties of the Wheat Silos construction materials.
