- Author
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Burnett, E. F. P.
- Title
- Avoidance of Progressive Collapse: Regulatory Approaches to the Problem. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
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NBS GCR 75-48
October 1975
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Keywords
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buildings; collapse; building codes; loads (forces); structural design; apartment buildings; damage; explosion effects; western europe; eastern europe; great britain; Sweden; denmark; west germany; netherlands; Canada; France
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explosion effects
- Identifiers
- progressive collapse; bearing walls
- Abstract
- The progressive-collapse related provisions of the building regulations of the United Kingdon, Sweden, Denmark, West Germany, Netherlands, Canada, France, and Eastern Europe are studied in detail. The various regulations are discussed individually for their content, background and interpretation. The report is concluded with a discussion of both building regulatory and design problems associated with the implementation of progressive collapse design requirements. A comparative evaluation is then made of the regulations discussed in the report.