Explosion-resistant Buildings Design, Analysis, And Case Studies

This excellent book highlights all aspects of the analysis and design of buildings subject to impact, explosion and fire. It is a definitive reference book and contains 10 chapters from a wide international prospective. Three-dimensional finite element and discrete element techniques are included. They are applied to buildings such as the World Trade Center (WTC Twin Towers) and the Federal Building in Oklahoma on the basis of the designers drawings, data and other information. Many small case studies are also included. The book has a comprehensive bibliography and a large appendix providing background analysis and computer subroutines of recently developed programs.Bangash, M. Y. H. is the author of 'Explosion-resistant Buildings Design, Analysis, And Case Studies', published 2006 under ISBN 9783540206187 and ISBN 3540206183.