Evaluation of Existing Structures

Abstract

The objective of the overall research program is to develop an evaluation procedure applicable to existing NSS-type structures and private homes. Past efforts have been concerned with examining exterior walls; window glass; steel frame connections; applications to actual buildings; reinforced concrete floor systems, including restrained slabs; wood-joist floors; and the dynamic inelastic analysis of a steel frame building. Since this is the final report in this effort, a summary of the evaluation procedure for existing structures is presented in the report. Also included is the flow chart developed for a computer program to analyze a building subsystem; i.e., the dynamic response and collapse of all exterior and interior walls on one floor level of a building.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA011134

Entities

People

  • C. K. Wiehle

Organizations

  • SRI International

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Blast
  • Blast Loads
  • Blast Waves
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Concrete
  • Construction
  • Dynamic Response
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Mathematical Models
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probability Distributions
  • Reinforced Concrete
  • Security
  • Static Loads
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design