Progressive Collapse: U.S. Office Building in Moscow
by Felix Y. Yokel, M.ASCE, (Sr. Res. Civ. Engr., Center for Building Tech., Nat. Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD 20899), Richard N. Wright, F.ASCE, (Dir., Center for Building Tech., Nat. Bureau of Standards), and William C. Stone, M.ASCE, (Res. Struct. Engr., Center for Building Tech., National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD 20899)
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 3, No. 1, February 1989, pp. 57-75, (doi 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(1989)3:1(57))
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As part of a structural assessment of the new U.S. Embassy Office Building being constructed in Moscow, United Soviet Socialist Republic, the National Bureau of Standards determined the susceptibility of the building to progressive collapse, which might be triggered by a local failure of a primary load supporting structural member. The building is a precast concrete structure that uses a standardized Soviet building system. The paper discusses criteria for the progressive collapse analysis, mechanisms for alternative load paths, analysis techniques used, and recommended retrofit measures. Although the building system was not designed to provide continuity in structural connections, it is possible to protect the building against progressive collapse with relatively modest retrofit measures. |
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