ASCE will be sunsetting the Civil Engineering Database (CEDB) in the coming months. We encourage you to start using the ASCE Library to perform content searches. In the ASCE Library, you can save your search results as well as receive email content alerts when new content relevant to your area of interest is published. Try it out today at https://ascelibrary.org.

 

Seismic Design of Airport Control Towers

by Arthur B. Andersen, Andersen-Bjornstad-Kane-Jacobs Inc, Seattle, WA, USA,
Dennis H. Baerwald, Andersen-Bjornstad-Kane-Jacobs Inc, Seattle, WA, USA,
Bharat R. Soli, Andersen-Bjornstad-Kane-Jacobs Inc, Seattle, WA, USA,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Lifeline Earthquake Engineering: Performance, Design and Construction

Abstract:

The paper describes state-of-the-art design in seismically active areas. It includes a review of current code design parameters and specific tower design criteria. Tower design examples include Anchorage International Airport, Alaska; Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington; Edwards Air Force Base, California; and Mather Air Force Base, California.

Subject Headings: Seismic design | Building design | Load and resistance factor design | Airports and airfields | Seismic tests | Earthquakes | Earthquake resistant structures | United States | California | Alaska | Washington

Services: Buy this book/Buy this article

 

Return to search