The Pentagon building performance report.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

American Society of Civil Engineers.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pentagon (Va.).

Buildings--Blast effects.

Buildings.

Building, Bombproof.

Pentagon (Va.)--Evaluation.

Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Reston, Va. : American Society of Civil Engineers : Structural Engineering Institute, [2003]

Contents:

1.3 The Pentagon 3

1.4 The Crash 4

1.5 Extent of Damage 4

2. Review of Building Information 5

2.1 Documents for Original Construction 5

2.2 Documents for Renovation 9

3. Review of Crash Information 12

3.1 Aircraft Data 12

3.2 Eyewitness Interviews 12

3.3 Security Camera Photographs 14

3.4 Precollapse Photographs 17

3.5 Photograph Taken during Collapse 17

3.6 Postcollapse Photograph 18

3.7 Summary of the Impact 18

3.8 Fatality Information 20

4. Review of Other Studies 22

4.1 Renovation Engineer 22

4.2 Reconstruction Engineer 22

4.3 Corps of Engineers Study 23

4.4 Urban Search and Rescue Engineers 23

5. BPS Site Inspections 24

6.1 Impact Damage 35

6.2 Fire Damage 41

6.3 Exterior Wall Upgrades 44

7. Analysis 45

7.1 Response of Columns to Impact 45

7.2 Load Capacity of Floor System 48

7.2.1 Flexural Strength of Floor System with Missing Columns 48

7.2.2 Strength of Floor System in Collapse Area 49

7.3 Thermal Response of Columns and Girders 50

7.3.1 Loading 50

7.3.2 Response 52

8. Findings 58

9. Recommendations 59

9.1 Design and Construction 59

9.2 Research and Development 59.

Notes:

"January 2003."

Includes bibliographical references (page 61).

ISBN:

0784406383

OCLC:

49942724