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Abnormal Loading on Buildings and Progressive Collapse

N. F. Somes

The report is an interim report of ongoing studies at the National Bureau of Standards. It defines the several aspects of abnormal loading on buildings and the problem of progressive collapse. It documents the extent to which present U. S. Codes and Standards address the problem. Abnormal loadings are identified, classified and discussed with regard to their characteristics and frequencies of occurrence. The report reviews the state of international knowledge of the characteristics of abnormal loadings and the response of buildings and building elements to these loadings. The latter includes discussion of several incidents of which multistory buildings have collapsed progressively. Using currently available statistics an estimate is made of the combined frequency of abnormal loadings on residential buildings in the U. S. (Modified author abstract)

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Abnormal Loading on Buildings and Progressive Collapse

N. F. Somes

The report is an interim report of ongoing studies at the National Bureau of Standards. It defines the several aspects of abnormal loading on buildings and the problem of progressive collapse. It documents the extent to which present U. S. Codes and Standards address the problem. Abnormal loadings are identified, classified and discussed with regard to their characteristics and frequencies of occurrence. The report reviews the state of international knowledge of the characteristics of abnormal loadings and the response of buildings and building elements to these loadings. The latter includes discussion of several incidents of which multistory buildings have collapsed progressively. Using currently available statistics an estimate is made of the combined frequency of abnormal loadings on residential buildings in the U. S. (Modified author abstract)

Abnormal Loading on Buildings and Progressive Collapse

N. F. Somes

The report is an interim report of ongoing studies at the National Bureau of Standards. It defines the several aspects of abnormal loading on buildings and the problem of progressive collapse. It documents the extent to which present U. S. Codes and Standards address the problem. Abnormal loadings are identified, classified and discussed with regard to their characteristics and frequencies of occurrence. The report reviews the state of international knowledge of the characteristics of abnormal loadings and the response of buildings and building elements to these loadings. The latter includes discussion of several incidents of which multistory buildings have collapsed progressively. Using currently available statistics an estimate is made of the combined frequency of abnormal loadings on residential buildings in the U. S. (Modified author abstract)

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Title:

Abnormal Loading on Buildings and Progressive Collapse

Contributors:

N. F. Somes (author)

Publication date:

1973

Size:

77 pages

Type of media:

Report

Type of material:

No indication

Language:

English

Keywords:

Structural Analyses , Residential buildings , Dynamic loads , Hazardous materials , Explosions , Gases , Sabotage , Accident investigation , Design criteria , Collapse , NBS

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