Department
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Research Advisor
Belarbi, Abdeldjelil
Minor, Joseph E.
Advisor's Department
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Second Advisor's Department
Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
Meeting Name
4th Annual UMR Undergraduate Research Symposium (1994: Mar. 23, Rolla, MO)
Abstract
Prior to Hurricane Andrew (August 1992), the South Florida Building Code maintained provisions for the design of building openings based on wind pressure only. Hurricane Andrew provided evidence of other failure modes, including windborne debris and internal pressure. Following the hurricane, several changes were made to building codes in South Florida. One addition requires building openings to resist windborne debris. A missile impact test incorporated into recently accepted Dade and Broward Counties editions of the South Florida Building Code states a window, door, or external protection device shall resist a prescribed number of impacts from a nine pound 2x4 timber accelerated to 50 ft/sec. The design, construction and calibration of an apparatus to conduct this test, as well as its current applications are presented in this report.
Document Type
Presentation
Award
2nd place (co-winner)
Presentation Date
23 Mar 1994
Recommended Citation
Schroeder, John, "Design, Construction, Calibration and Applications of an Apparatus Which Conducts the Large Missle Impact Test" (1994). Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experience Program (OURE). 15.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/oure/15
