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Discussion of “Alternate Path Method in Progressive Collapse Analysis: Variation of Dynamic and Nonlinear Load Increase Factors” by Aldo McKay, Kirk Marchand, and Manuel Diaz

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Received: Jan 9, 2013
Accepted: Feb 22, 2013
Published online: Jan 22, 2016
Published in print: May 1, 2016
Discussion open until: Jun 22, 2016

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Min (Max) Liu, Ph.D., M.ASCE [email protected]
P.E., S.E.
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Catholic Univ. of America, 620 Michigan Ave., N.E., Washington, DC 20064. E-mail: [email protected]

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