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Blast Performance of TSSA
- Paper by Jon H. Kimberlain, Lawrence D. Carbary,
Architectural preferences for commercial building continue towards increased transparency resulting in large lites of glass with minimal visual obstr…

March 14, 2018
Ballistic and Blast Integrated Design
- Paper by James Hock, LEED AP BD+C, Marc Zobec, Alberto Franceschet, Guido Lori,
Increased security needs have led to a demand in enhanced curtain wall facade performance. In addition to thermal, acoustic, and structural requireme…

March 14, 2018
Hardened Facades Effects on Structural Systems
- Paper by Aldo E. McKay, PE, Cliff A. Jones, SE, PE, PSP, Phillip Benshoof, PE,
To ensure the safety of U.S diplomatic personnel overseas, the U.S Department of State (DoS) has developed facade retrofits capable of resisting high…

March 14, 2018