Behavior of Varied Steel frame Connection Types Subjected to Air Blast, Debris Impact, and Post-Blast Progressive Collapse Load Conditions
January 17th, 2011
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
January 17th, 2011
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)
January 17th, 2011
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
January 17th, 2011
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
January 17th, 2011
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).
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