简介：Inthepast,blast-resistantdesignsforstructureswereoftenconstructedwithmassivetypestructuralsystems,whichreliedmoreonbrutestrengththanonfinessetoachievetherequiredblastresistance.However,structurescomposedofCOLD-FORMEDsteelcomponents,suchassheetmetalandmetalstuds,haveshowngreatpromiseinprovidingblastresistancewiththeaddedbenefitsoflowcostandeaseofconstruction.Someexamplesofusingsuchstructurestoprovidecontainmentforpackagehandlingfacilities(PHF)aredescribedinthepaperforsituationswhereblastcontainmentisneeded,suchasapotentialpackagebombbeingdiscoveredduringthepackagevettingprocess.Resultsfromtestsandanalyticdataareusedtoillustrateaspectsofdesignpeculiartosuchtypesofapplications.DesignsforspecificcapacitiesofPHFaredescribed.