Lessons from the Oklahoma City bombing : defensive design techniques /

The bombing of the Murrah federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995 caused massive structural damage. This book documents the incident 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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hinman, Eve E.
Other Authors:	Hammond, David J.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, N.Y. : ASCE Press, ©1997.
Subjects:	Building, Bombproof. Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing, Oklahoma City, Okla., 1995. Buildings > Blast effects. Construction à l'épreuve des bombes. Attentat d'Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Okl., 1995. Constructions > Effet de souffle. bombproof construction. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Construction > General. Oklahoma > Oklahoma City. 1995 Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; PART I. THE OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING INCIDENT; Chapter 1. The Bomb Used; Chapter 2. The Murrah Building Design; Chapter 3. Building Damage; Weapons Effects; Overall Structural Damage; Sequence of Collapse; Observed Failure Modes; Damages to Other Buildings; PART II. THE RESCUE/RECOVERY EFFORT; Chapter 4. Origin of US & R Task Force; Planning at Federal Level; FEMA's US & R Initiative; US & R Task Force; Engineers' Participation in Response to Disasters and US & R.
Chapter 5. Role of the EngineerChapter; 6. Local, State, and Federal Response; Chapter 7. Hazard Mitigation Issues; Chapter 8. Initial Hazard Assessment and Mitigation; Chapter 9. Discussion of Specific Hazards; Columns F20 and F22; Columns F14, F16, and F18; East End of Structure; Large Section of Roof Beam/Slab (Slab from Hell or Mother Slab); Numerous Sections of Hanging Floor Slabs; Chapter 10. Engineering Summary; Chapter 11. Building Collapse Evaluation Guide; Collapse Structure Hazard Assessment Procedures.
Chapter 12. Comparison of Blast and Earthquake Effects on Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures; PART III. DEFENSIVE DESIGN PRINCIPLES; Chapter 13. Threat Definition; Chapter 14. Weapons Effects; Chapter 15. Damage Mechanisms; Chapter 16. Design Objective; Chapter 17. Systems Design; Chapter 18. Architectural Countermeasures; Perimeter Line; Access Control and Approach; Building Exterior Envelope; Building Interior; Chapter 19. Structural Countermeasures; Construction Materials; Cast-in-Place Reinforced Concrete Construction.
Analysis Methods; Chapter 20. Protecting Existing Buildings; Chapter 21. ASCE Activities; Appendix. Oklahoma City Incident Support Team, Structures Specialist Log.