Summary of NIST/GSA Workshop on Application of Seismic Rehabilitation Technologies to Mitigate Blast-Induced Progressive Collapse September 10, 2001 Oakland, CA to Mitigate Blast-Induced Progressive Collapse, September 10, 2001, Oakland, California, December 01, 2001.
Summary of NIST/GSA Workshop on Application of Seismic
Rehabilitation Technologies to Mitigate Blast-Induced
Progressive Collapse September 10, 2001 Oakland, CA to
Mitigate Blast-Induced Progressive Collapse, September
10, 2001, Oakland, California, December 01, 2001.
(340 K)
Carino, N. J.; Lew, H. S.
NISTIR 6831; 22 p. December 2001.
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Keywords:
blast resistance; progressive collapse; seismic
rehabilitation
Abstract:
On September 10, 2001 an informal workshop was held in
Oakland, California to discuss the applicability of
seismic rehabilitation technologies to enhance the
resistance of buildings to progressive collapse in the
event of loss of primary load-carrying elements. The
workshop was organized by the Building and Fire Research
Laboratory with support from the General Services
Administration. The workshop included short
presentations by invited experts in the areas of blast
resistance and seismic rehabilitation. The presentations
were followed by an open discussion of what needs to be
done to speed up the development of consensus standards
that can be used by practitioners for design of new
buildings and rehabilitation of existing buildings for
resistance to progressive collapse. The workshop
concluded that there is a need to review available
knowledge on blast resistant design and progressive
collapse and develop a national plan to accelerate the
development of needed standards. This report summarizes
the workshop discussions and outlines an action plan.
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Gaithersburg, MD 20899