Abstract: Methods for the assessment of structural designs or existing structural systems for susceptibility to disproportionate (progressive) collapse and prescriptive methods intended to mitigate or decrease the likelihood of ...

Abstract: The existing General Services Administration (GSA) and Department of Defense Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) guidelines make use of the alternate path approach for evaluation of a structural system to determine susceptibility ...

Abstract: Blast-resistant design has traditionally been considered only for essential government buildings, military structures, and petrochemical facilities. Recent terrorist threats to bridges in California and New York have ...