The Oklahoma City Bombing: Structure and Mechanisms of the Murrah Building
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 12, Issue 3
Abstract
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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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 12 • Issue 3 • August 1998
Pages: 120 - 136
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Copyright © 1998 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Aug 1, 1998
Published in print: Aug 1998
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