Progressive collapse - An implosion contractor's stock in trade

Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 391-402

  Loizeaux, Mark ^a   Osborn, Andrew E N ^b  

^a Controlled Demolition Inc ^*  (United States)

^b WISS JANNEY ELSTNER ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Collapse; Contractors; Explosions; Progressive failure; Structural failures

Indexed keywords

COLLAPSE; CONTRACTORS; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; STRUCTURAL FAILURES;

BUILDING MATERIALS; COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); EXPLOSIONS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); OPTIMIZATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 33750112371     PISSN: 08873828     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(2006)20:4(391)     Document Type: Article

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