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Author
Leyendecker, E. V. | Breen, J. E. | Somes, N. F. | Swatta, M.
Title
Abnormal Loading on Buildings and Progressive Collapse. An Annotated Bibliography. Final Building Science Series Report for 1974.
Coporate
National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC University of Texas, Austin Bechtel Corp., San Francisco, CA
Report
NBS BSS 067
January 1976
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
bridges (structures); buildings; dynamic loads; collapse; bibliographies; dynamic structural analysis; construction materials; building codes; loads (forces); failure; explosions; design criteria; abstracts
Identifiers
abnormal loading; progressive collapse
Abstract
This bibliography on the subjects of abnormal loading and progressive collapse is an annotated listing of articles that have appeared in the technical literature from 1948 through 1973. The entries have been arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically within years. Both subject and author indexes have been included. The references listed have been selected as most representative of the historical background and best representing the origin and present state-of-the-art of current practice without undue repetition of data. References pertaining to characteristics, frequencies, incidents, tests, design procedures, and regulations for many types of abnormal loadings are included. Among these are various types of accidental impacts, construction loads, explosions, faulty practices, and extreme atmospheric loads. Heavy emphasis was placed on referencing applicable building codes and regulations pertaining to the subjects of progressive collapse and abnormal loadings.