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PUBLICATIONS

Response to Fire Exposure of the Pentagon Structural Elements

Published

Author(s)

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

Abstract

An overview of fire damage sustained by the Pentagon structural elements in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack is provided. The fire intensity in some compartments of the affected areas inside the Pentagon was approximated to be between those of the two standard fire exposures ASTM E119 and E1529, based on the observed fire damage and estimated fuel load. Thermal analyses of the structural columns and beams were performed using the standard fire exposures to demonstrate the increased vulnerability of these structural elements once the concrete cover was lost.
Citation
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume
19 No 3
Pub Type
Journals
Fire and Buildings and Construction

Citation

Mlakar, P. , Dusenberry, D. , Harris, J. , Haynes, G. , Phan, L. and Sozen, M. (2005), Response to Fire Exposure of the Pentagon Structural Elements, Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities (Accessed April 24, 2024)

Created July 31, 2005, Updated October 12, 2021