PLANTATION, Fla. -- A vacant pizza restaurant exploded Saturday at a south Florida shopping plaza, injuring more than 20 people as large chunks of concrete flew through the air. The blast flung debris ...
For decades, blast-resistant design was applied almost exclusively to military facilities. However tragedies such as the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11 attacks have spread concern for ...
Keywords: Blast performance. Concrete filled steel tube (CFST) columns. Multihazard assessments. Bridges. Piers. Structural collapse. Seismically-resistant designs. Blast loads. Terrorism. Blast ...