DoD Requirements
for Progressive Collapse Resistant Design
of Reinforced Concrete Buildings
November 30, 2007
8:00 AM - 12 Noon
The objective of this seminar to provide an
overview of the DoD design requirements to
reduce the potential of progressive collapse
in reinforced concrete buildings. These requirements
are included in the DoD publication titled
“DESIGN OF BUILDINGS TO RESIST PROGRESSIVE
COLLAPSE” also known as UFC 4-023-03. According
to UFC requirements, buildings three stories
or more must be designed such that the potential
for progressive collapse is minimized. The
UFC progressive collapse measures are intended
to produce a structure that will remain stable
after experiencing a local damage but is not
intended to prevent collapse due to an extreme
load event. The recommended analysis and design
procedures depend on the desired Level of
Protection (LOP). The levels of protection
defined in UFC in increasing order of protection
measures are: 1) Low Level of Protection (LLOP),
2) Medium Level of Protection (MLOP), and
High Level of Protection (HLOP). This seminar
discusses the design requirements for the
three protection levels and presents the permissible
structural analysis procedures for the related
level of protection.
Seminar Leader & Background
Osama Mohamed , PhD, PE
Dr. Mohamed’s experience includes the design
of concrete and steel structural systems
and their three-dimensional modeling using
matrix and finite element methods. He has
been in the structural engineering and structural
mechanics fields for 15 years and has designed
numerous residential and commercial buildings
internationally. He has authored many technical
papers published in peer reviewed journal
and conference proceedings in the area of
material properties, engineering mechanics,
and structural engineering, and is a reviewer
of technical papers for national and international
journals. Dr. Mohamed graduated from the
University of Khartoum with a B.Sc. in Civil
Engineering and received M.S. and Ph.D.
degrees from the University of Colorado.
Dr. Mohamed is a licensed Professional Engineer
in Virginia.
For more information please contact
Location
Center for Professional Development
University of Hartford’s Asylum Avenue Campus
50 Elizabeth Street
Hartford, CT 06105
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