Autor(en): |
Paul F. Mlakar
Donald O. Dusenberry James R. Harris Gerald Haynes Long T. Phan Mete A. Sozen |
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Medium: | Fachartikel |
Sprache(n): | Englisch |
Veröffentlicht in: | Civil Engineering Magazine, Februar 2003, n. 2, v. 73 |
Abstrakt: |
The findings of the building performance study conducted following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack on the Pentagon have far-reaching implications for the engineering and building professions. The team recommends that the features of the Pentagon's design that contributed to its resiliency in the crash -- that is, continuity, redundancy, and energy-absorbing capacity -- be incorporated into certain future structural designs. |