The Oklahoma City Bombing: Structure and Mechanisms of the Murrah Building

The Oklahoma City Bombing: Structure and Mechanisms of the Murrah Building

In May 1995, the Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed a building performance assessment team composed of ASCE and federal government engineers to investigate damage caused by the malevolent bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. This paper describes the investigation of damage cau...

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Published in:Journal of performance of constructed facilities Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 120 - 136
Main Authors: Sozen, Mete A, Thornton, Charles H, Corley, W. Gene, Sr, Paul F. Mlakar
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: American Society of Civil Engineers 01-08-1998
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Summary:In May 1995, the Federal Emergency Management Agency deployed a building performance assessment team composed of ASCE and federal government engineers to investigate damage caused by the malevolent bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. This paper describes the investigation of damage caused by the blast, the failure mechanism for the building, and engineering details of the building.
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ISSN:0887-3828
1943-5509
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)0887-3828(1998)12:3(120)