The Pentagon Building Performance Report

Published

January 1, 2003

Author(s)

P E. Mlakar, D O. Dusenberry, J R. Harris, G A. Haynes, Long Phan, M A. Sozen

Abstract

Following the September 11 crash at the Pentagon of an airliner commandeered by terorists, the American Society of Civil Engineering established a building performance study team to examine the damaged structure and make recommendations for the future. The members of the team reviewed available information on the structure and the crash loading and drew on focused accessments by others. In addition to analyzing the essential features of column response to impact, they investigated the residual frame capacity and the structural response to the fire. Plausible mechanisms for the response of the structure to the crash were established. Recommendations are offered for future design and construction along with suggestions for research and development. The report is available on the ASCE website: http://www.asce.org/Product.aspx?ID=2147485891.

Citation

American Society of Civil Engineers

Volume

0-7844-0638-3

Pub Type

Journals

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Keywords

government buildings, building collapse, building fires, damage, construction, fire fatalities, rescue, rescue operations, fire damage, death, floows, walls, load capacity, columns, building design, flexural strength, blasts, blast effects, evaluation

Citation

Mlakar, P. , Dusenberry, D. , Harris, J. , Haynes, G. , Phan, L. and Sozen, M. (2003), The Pentagon Building Performance Report, American Society of Civil Engineers, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=860488 (Accessed May 12, 2026)

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