- Author
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Leyendecker, E. V.
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Burnett, E. F. P.
- Title
- Incidence of Abnormal Loading in Residential Buildings. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
-
NBS BSS 089,
December 1976,
31 p.
- Distribution
- Available from Government Printing Office Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- IAA-H-37-72-TASK-408
- Keywords
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bombs (ordnance)
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building codes
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explosions
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gases
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hazardous materials
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aircraft collisions
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loads (forces)
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sonic booms
- Abstract
- The findings of an analysis of available U.S. statistics concerning the incidence of abnormal loading events in residential buildings are presented. The study evaluates natural gas explosions, bomb explosions, motor vehicle collision, sonic boom, aircraft collision, and explosion of hazardous materials.