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ASCE 9780784402177 1997

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Lessons from the Oklahoma City Bombing

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ASCE 1997 77
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Hinman and Hammond document the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Office Building in Oklahoma City from the structural engineer’s perspective, covering the weapon used, the specific damage sustained, and vulnerabilities inherent in the building’s design.

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PDF Pages PDF Title
6 Contents
8 List of Illustrations
10 Preface
12 Introduction
14 PART I. THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING INCIDENT
Chapter 1. The Bomb Used
16 Chapter 2. The Murrah Building Design
19 Chapter 3. Building Damage
Weapons Effects
Overall Structural Damage
20 Sequence of Collapse
21 Observed Failure Modes
23 Damages to Other Buildings
24 PART II. THE RESCUE/RECOVERY EFFORT
Chapter 4. Origin of US&R Task Force
Planning at Federal Level
25 FEMA’s US&R Initiative
US&R Task Force
27 Engineers’ Participation in Response to Disasters and US&R
Chapter 5. Role of the Engineer
28 Chapter 6. Local, State, and Federal Response
30 Chapter 7. Hazard Mitigation Issues
31 Chapter 8. Initial Hazard Assessment and Mitigation
32 Chapter 9. Discussion of Specific Hazards
Columns F20 and F22
33 Columns F14, F16, and F18
50 East End of Structure
51 Large Section of Roof Beam/Slab (Slab from Hell or Mother Slab)
52 Numerous Sections of Hanging Floor Slabs
53 Chapter 10. Engineering Summary
Chapter 11. Building Collapse Evaluation Guide
54 Collapse Structure Hazard Assessment Procedures
55 Chapter 12. Comparison of Blast and Earthquake Effects on Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures
56 PART III. DEFENSIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Chapter 13. Threat Definition
57 Chapter 14. Weapons Effects
Chapter 15. Damage Mechanisms
58 Chapter 16. Design Objective
59 Chapter 17. Systems Design
Chapter 18. Architectural Countermeasures
Perimeter Line
60 Access Control and Approach
Building Exterior Envelope
61 Building Interior
62 Chapter 19. Structural Countermeasures
Construction Materials
63 Cast-in-Place Reinforced Concrete Construction
Analysis Methods
64 Chapter 20. Protecting Existing Buildings
65 Chapter 21. ASCE Activities
66 Appendix. Oklahoma City Incident Support Team, Structures Specialist Log
70 References
71 Bibliography
74 Index
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D
E
75 F
G
H
I
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K
L
76 M
N
O
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R
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77 V
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ASCE 9780784402177 1997
$29.25