Abstract: The Imperial County Services Building was severely damaged during the October 15th, 1979, Imperial Valley Earthquake. The vertical load carrying system and the structural systems used to resist lateral forces are described, ...

Abstract: The behavior of the World Trade Center Tower 1 on September 11, 2001 is studied in light of experimental data on the effect of elevated temperature on mechanical properties of structural steel. It is concluded that the ...

Abstract: A series of experiments was carried out to investigate the behavior of columns with high-strength concrete subjected to shear reversals into the nonlinear range of response. The main experimental variables were loading ...

Abstract: The response of interior reinforced concrete plate column connections in a laterally loaded structure is investigated. Nine specimens were tested, five statically and four dynamically to simulate earthquake loading. This ...

Abstract: The truck bombing of the Murrah Building caused significant damage to this structure. From the characteristics of the bomb crater, it was determined that the explosion yielded energy comparable to that from the detonation ...

Abstract: In May 1995, the Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed a building performance assessment team composed of ASCE and federal government engineers to investigate damage caused by the malevolent bombing of the Alfred ...

Abstract: From visual inspection and analysis of the damage that occurred in the Murrah Building as a result of a blast caused by a large truck bomb, it is shown that progressive collapse extended the damage beyond that caused ...

Abstract: An overview of fire damage sustained by the Pentagon structural elements in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack is provided. The fire intensity in some compartments of the affected areas inside the Pentagon was ...

Abstract: The devastation in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon was reduced by the building’s resilient structural system. The continuity, redundancy, and energy-absorbing capacity embodied in this system should ...

Abstract: On September 11, 2001, the reinforced concrete structure of the Pentagon Building was able to resist, without collapse, the impact of a large commercial airliner despite the total loss of 26 columns and severe damage to ...