Abstract: Many recent collapses of U.S. buildings have occurred both during construction and following occupancy. Such failures have received professional and public attention due to the attendant major losses of life and property. ...

Abstract: Understanding the U.S. building regulatory system and the roles of standards and their development organizations is essential to the introduction of new products or practices and to the improvement of the building regulatory ...

Abstract: On October 30, 1986, the United States Congress directed the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to conduct an independent analysis of the new United States Embassy Office Building being constructed in Moscow. The analysis ...

Abstract: The National Bureau of Standards conducted a structural assessment of the new U.S. Embassy Office Building being built in Moscow. This paper reports the portion of the assessment dealing with the brick masonry walls. It ...

Abstract: The National Bureau of Standards conducted a structural assessment of the new U.S. Office Building being constructed in Moscow. This paper reviews the portion of the assessment dealing with the vertical and lateral load ...