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pro vyhledávání: '"Charles H. Thornton"'
Publikováno v:
The Structural Design of Tall Buildings. 9:183-199
Following a history of the planning of the U.S. Capitol Building Dome and a detailed description of its construction, the paper continues with the comprehensive analysis and review of the Dome carried out by LZA Technology (LZA) which concluded the f
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 12:100-112
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 directly by the blast. The type o
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 12:113-119
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 of 1,814 kg (4,000 lbs) of t
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 12:120-136
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 P. Murrah Federal Building. Th
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Scientific American. 277:92-101
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Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics. 36:235-244
For high rise and slender buildings, a structural system with members sized for strength alone is usually unacceptably flexible. Determining the most effective places to add material for deflection control can be critical in providing an economical d
Autor:
Eric C. Stovner, Glenn G. Thater, Emmanuel E. Velivasakis, Charles H. Thornton, Christopher P. Pinto
Publikováno v:
Structures 2001.
Publikováno v:
Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering.
The present Dome of the U.S. Capitol Building was designed and built from the 1850s to the 1860s and is a masterpiece of 19 th -century engineering and construction. The majority of the Dome is comprised of cast iron; remaining elements are wrought i
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Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering. 5:129-131
Publikováno v:
"SP-172: High-Performance Concrete - Proceedings: ACI International Conference, Malaysia 1997".