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Abstract

The abrasive blasting and the other surface preparation techniques are the significant sources of shipyard waste and air pollution. The one of any kind techniques to reduce the hazardous air contaminant associated with the abrasive media is blasting room. The abrasive blasting operation is isolated by the blasting room to reduce the exposure to the shipyard environment. The portable blasting room design has been developed using the modular wall panel system. The research is focused on the investigation of structural response of floor panel unit of the portable modular blast room using finite element method. The research method has two main steps during the investigation of the floor panel unit of portable blast room. At first, the geometric form of the floor panel unit was developed and defined to obtain the finite element model. Secondly, the load and boundary condition was defined, considering the cradle load which is carry the blasted object to the blast room. The displacement method was adopted for the numerical analysis. The results indicate that the structure of floor panel unit on the portable modular blast room is safe and reliable for abrasive blasting isolation room.