Behavior of Varied Steel frame Connection Types Subjected to Air Blast, Debris Impact, and Post-Blast Progressive Collapse Load Conditions
Co-authored by Jesse E. Karns, David L. Houghton, Jong-Kook Hong, J. Kim (MHP, Inc.)
Presented in the Disproportionate Collapse Symposium, Austin, Texas, April 29-May 2, 2009; Published in the Proceedings of the ASCE 2009 Structures Congress.
Progressive Collapse Mitigation: Practical Analysis Methods & Proven Solutions
Prepared by Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Henry A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Presented as an ASCE-sponsored continuing education New Seminar in Baltimore, MD (November 13-14, 2008), and Orlando, FL (February 26-27, 2009).
GSA Steel Frame Bomb Blast & Progressive Collapse Test Program Report (2004-2007)
By Jesse E. Karns, David L. Houghton, Joonghwan Kim, Jong-Kook Hong (MHP, Inc.)
Prepared for the Office of the Chief Architect (OCA), General Services Administration (GSA), Washington, DC, January 10, 2008; Referenced as a government resource publication in DoD’s Unified Facilities Criteria (UFC) Design of Buildings to Resist Progressive Collapse (UFC 4-023-03, 14 July 2009).
Analytical Verification of Blast Testing of Steel Frame Moment Connection Assemblies
Peer reviewed by Jesse E. Karns, David L. Houghton, Joonghwan Kim, Kyungkoo Lee (MHP, Inc.), and Bruce E. Hall (GSA, Office of Chief Architect)
Structural Engineering Research Frontiers Proceedings, Research Frontiers – Track 2, Blast Effects on Structural Connections and Systems, ASCE 2007 Structures Congress, hosted by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), Long Beach, CA (May 16-19, 2007).
Progressive Collapse Analysis, Report No. MHP 06284003.r.01, for Jackson Federal Courthouse, Jackson, Mississippi
By Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Enrique A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Prepared for H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture LLC and General Services Administration, Sunbelt Region 3 – Southeast. (January 31, 2007).
Blast Testing and Analytical Verification of Steel Frame Connection Assemblies
By Jesse E. Karns, David L. Houghton, Joonghwan Kim and Kyungkoo (MHP, Inc.) and Bruce E. Hall (GSA, Office of Chief Architect)
Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the 77th Shock & Vibration Symposium, session on Structure Response to Shock and Vibration Loads, Paper U-029, hosted by the Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC), Monterey, CA (October 29 – November 3, 2006).
Blast Testing of Steel Frame Moment Connection Assemblies
By Jesse E. Karns, David L. Houghton, Joonghwan Kim and Kyungkoo (MHP, Inc.) and Bruce E. Hall (GSA, Office of Chief Architect)
Presented at and published in the proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS), organized by Defence Research &v Development Canada (DRDC) Suffield, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (October 2-6, 2006).
Blast Testing of Steel Frame Assemblies to Assess the Implications of Connection Behavior on Progressive Collapse
By Jesse E. Karns, David L. Houghton, Joonghwan Kim, and Kyungkoo Lee (MHP, Inc.) and Bruce E. Hall (GSA, Office of Chief Architect)
Published in the Proceedings of the ASCE 2006 Structures Congress, session on Extreme Event Loadings, hosted by the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), St. Louis, MO (May 18-20, 2006).
Progressive Collapse Mitigation: Practical Analysis Methods & Proven Solution
Prepared and presented by Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Henry A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Presented as an ASCE-sponsored continuing education revised New Seminar in New York City, NY (November 3-4, 2005), San Antonio, TX (January 19-20, 2006, and Chicago, IL (March 23-24, 2006).
Progressive Collapse Mitigation: Practical Analysis Methods & Proven Solutions
Prepared by Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Henry A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Presented as an ASCE-sponsored continuing education New Seminar in Baltimore, MD, (January 20-21, 2005), and Scottsdale, AZ (February 24-25, 2005).
Implications of Steel Frame Connection Behavior in the Development and Implementation of GSA Progressive Collapse Guidelines
By Jesse E. Karns and David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the 75th Shock & Vibration Symposium, session on Blast Design, hosted by the Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC),Virginia Beach, VA (October 17-22, 2004).
Diverse Applications of Structural Blast Mitigation in Steel Frame Buildings Using a Common Connection Geometry
By David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the SAME 2004 National Education & Training Conference, Track 1 – Engineering Challenges, Adaptations and Solutions, hosted by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), San Antonio, TX (May 17-21, 2004).
Steel Frame Progressive Floor Collapse Analysis and Connection Design Report for Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) Base Building, Hartsfield International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, Report no. 03102-00-1
By David L. Houghton, Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Enrique A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Prepared for URS Corporation, Atlanta, GA, funded by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Southern Region, Atlanta, GA. (May 16, 2003).
Progressive Collapse Analysis, Report No. MHP 02288001.r.01, for Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
By Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Enrique A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Prepared for The Benham Companies,Inc. and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, USACE District: Kansas, Missouri. (February 12, 2004).
Progressive Collapse Analysis, Report No. MHP 03166011.r.01, for Richmond Federal Courthouse, Richmond, Virginia
By Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Enrique A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Prepared for HLM Design and General Services Administration Region 3 – Mid Atlantic. (January 23, 2004).
Macro and Micro Nonlinear Analysis Methods to Assess Progressive Collapse Potential in High-Rise Steel Frame Buildings as a Function of Beam-to-Column Connection Behavior
By Jesse E. Karns and David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the 74th Shock & Vibration Symposium, session on Structure Response to Shock and Vibration Loads, Paper U-031, hosted by the Shock and Vibration Information Analysis Center (SAVIAC), San Diego, CA (October 26-31, 2003).
Full-Scale Test Program and Corroborative Analytical Study of Steel Frame Components to Prevent Progressive Collapse, Case Study: William S. Moorhead Federal Building – Phase 2 Continuing Investigation, Research Project MHP 02328-00-1-p01
By David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Prepared for the General Services Administration (GSA), Washington D.C.
(June 20, 2003).
Progressive Collapse Guidelines for Steel Frame Buildings, Section 5, “Progressive Collapse Analysis and Design Guidelines for New Federal Office Buildings and Major Modernization Projects”, GSA National Guidelines, (June 2003)
By David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Prepared under subcontract to Applied Research Associates (ARA), Vicksburg, Mississippi, under the direction and funding of the General Services Administration (GSA), Washington D.C., Contract No. GS-10F-0298K.
Progressive Collapse Analysis and Design Guidelines, Case Study: William S. Moorhead Federal Building, Progressive Collapse Investigation and Upgrade Design Report, Research Report MHP 02328-00-1.r01
By David L. Houghton, Jesse E. Karns, Michael B. Bryson, and Joonghwan Kim (MHP, Inc.)
Prepared for Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA), Vicksburg, Mississippi, under funding from the General Services Administration (GSA), Washington D.C., Contract No. GS-10F-0298K. (January 13, 2003).
Post 9-11 Multi-Hazard Mitigation in Steel Frame Structures as a Function of Connection Geometry
By David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC) Convention, Santa Barbara, CA, Proceedings of the SEAOC 2002 Convention. (September 25-29, 2002).
Test Program for Steel Frame Buildings Related to Preventing Progressive Collapse due to Terrorist Attack
By Reed Mosher of the U.S. Army Engineering Research and Development Center (ERDC), formerly the Waterways Experiment Station (WES), John E. Crawford of Karagozian & Case, David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.), and Theodor Krauthammer of the Protective Technology Center – Penn State
Prepared for to the American Society of Steel Construction, Chicago, IL (September 21, 2002).
Multi-Hazard Mitigation of Today’s Realities in Steel Frame Structures as a Function of the Choice of Connection Geometry
by David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at the Seventh U.S. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering (7NCEE), hosted by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Boston, MA (July 21-25, 2002).
Implementation of an Innovative Design Solution for Blast-effects Mitigation Through Aggressive Multi-lateral Dissemination
by David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at, and published in, the proceedings of the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering (MCEER) Workshop: Lessons from the World Trade Center Terrorist Attack, New York City, NY (June 24-25, 2002).
Mitigation of Post 9-11 Realities in Steel Frame Structures as a Function of the Choice of Connection Geometry
by David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at and published in the proceedings of the 17th International Symposium on Military Aspects of Blast and Shock (MABS), hosted by U.S. Department of Defense, Las Vegas, NV (June 10-14, 2002).
Steel Frame Progressive Floor Collapse Design Report for Sea-Tac International Airport Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) Building
by David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Enrique A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Prepared for URS Corporation, San Francisco, CA, and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Renton, WA (February 28, 2002).
Multi-Hazard Mitigation in Steel Frame Air Traffic Control Towers as a Function of Redundancy, Lateral Configuration, and Connection Geometry
by John E. Crawford, David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the FAA Structural Seminar on Seismic and Progressive Collapse Resistant Structures for Air Traffic Control Towers, Renton, WA (January 23, 2002).
Effective Mitigation of Progressive Collapse in Steel Frame Buildings using Ductile High-Capacity Beam-to-Column Moment Connections Exhibiting Discrete Structural Continuity Across a Failed Column
by David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at and published in the Proceedings of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) National Symposium on Comprehensive Force Protection, The Citadel, Charleston, SC (November 1-2, 2001).
Design Studies Related to the Vulnerability of Office Buildings to Progressive Collapse due to Terrorist Attack Research Report TR-01-10.1
by John E. Crawford, David L. Houghton, Brian W. Dunn, and Jesse E. Karns, Karagozian & Case, Glendale, CA (October 12, 2001).
Design Studies Related to the Vulnerability of Office Buildings to Progressive Collapse due to Terrorist Bombings Research Report TR-01-10.1
by John E. Crawford, David L. Houghton, Brian W. Dunn, and Jesse E. Karns, Karagozian & Case, Glendale, CA
Prepared for Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office, Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), Arlington, VA, under funding from Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Alexandria, VA, Contract No. DAAD05-98-0011. (September 25, 2001).
Test Program for Steel Frame Buildings Related to Preventing Progressive Collapse due to Terrorist Attack, KC-01-29.1
by John E. Crawford, Theodor Kauthammer, and David L. Houghton, Karagozian & Case, Glendale, CA
Prepared for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Alexandria, VA. (September 22, 2001).
Building Designs for Analytic Screening Studies Research Report TR-00-27.2
By John E. Crawford, Brian D. Dunn, and David L. Houghton, Karagozian & Case, Glendale, CA
Prepared for Combating Terrorism Technology Support Office, Technical Support Working Group (TSWG), Arlington, VA under funding from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), Alexandria, VA, Contract No. DAAD05-98-C-0011. (March 28, 2001).
Progressive Floor Collapse Design Report for Pacific Command Headquarters Building USCINPAC Camp H.M. Smith, Oahu, Hawaii
By David L. Houghton and Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.)
Prepared for Pacific Division (PACDIV), Honolulu, HI, Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFACENGCOM). (November 16, 2000).
Steel Frame Connection Technology of the New Millennium: Satisfying Heightened Performance Expectations with Simplicity and Reliability at Low Cost
By David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Proceedings of the 12th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (12WCEE), Auckland, New Zealand (January 30 – February 4, 2000).
Seismic Safety Study – Welded Steel Moment Frame (WSMF) Buildings, California State University, System Wide
Coauthored by Richard B. Fallgren and Enrique A. Gallart (MHP, Inc.)
Prepared for The Trustees of the California State University, Physical Planning and Development, Seal Beach, California, Project SY-579997. (December 16, 1998).
Steel Frames: Understanding Their Problems
By David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Structural Engineering Forum Magazine, (January /February 1997).
A Case Study: The Steel Moment Frame Problem, The Engineer’s Perspective
By David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at the ‘96 EERI Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA (February 9, 1996), Proceedings of the ‘96 EERI Annual Meeting (48th EERI Annual Meeting).
Post Earthquake Inspection Chapter 5, Interim Guidelines: Evaluation, Repair, Modification and Design of Welded Steel Moment Frame Structures
By David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Program to Reduce the Earthquake Hazards of Steel Moment Frame Structures, FEMA 267 (August 1995). Under the direction of SAC Joint Venture, Report No. SAC-95-02, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Issues Related to Welding and Mechanical Properties of Welds for Steel Moment-Resisting Frame Connections
By David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Published in the Session 2 Proceedings of SAC Invitational Workshop on Steel Seismic Issues, Los Angeles, CA, (September 8-9, 1994), funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The Citadel: Seismic Strengthening of a 1929 Los Angeles Landmark for Adaptive Reuse
Authored by David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Presented at the 60th Annual Convention of the Structural Engineers Association of California (SEAOC), and awarded Structural Engineering Achievement for 1991; Palm Springs, California, October 1991; Proceedings of the 60th Annual Convention.
Progressive Collapse Mitigation: Practical Analysis Methods & Proven Solutions
Prepared by Jesse E. Karns (MHP, Inc.) and Henry A. Gallart (SidePlate Systems, Inc.)
Presented as an ASCE-sponsored continuing education New Seminar in Baltimore, MD (November 13-14, 2008), and Orlando, FL (February 26-27, 2009).
Behavior of Varied Steel frame Connection Types Subjected to Air Blast, Debris Impact, and Post-Blast Progressive Collapse Load Conditions
by Jesse E. Karns, David L. Houghton, Jong-Kook Hong, J. Kim (MHP, Inc.)
Presented in the Disproportionate Collapse Symposium, Austin, Texas, April 29-May 2, 2009; Published in the Proceedings of the ASCE 2009 Structures Congress.
Retrofitting a Landmark
By David L. Houghton (MHP, Inc.)
Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol.62, No. 2 (February 1992).
