Structural Design for Physical Security: State of the Practice

Prepared by the Task Committee on Structural Design for Physical Security of the Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE.

This report provides guidance to structural engineers in the design of civil structures to resist the effects of terrorist bombings. As dramatized by the bombings of the World Trade Center in New York City and the Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, civil engineers today need guidance on designing structures to resist hostile acts. The U.S. military services and forei…