Guidelines for the Provision of General Structural Integrity.
Generally, connections between structural components should he
ductile and have a capacity for relatively large deformations and
energy absorption under the effect of abnormal conditions. This
criterion is met in many different ways, depending on the structural
system used. Details that are appropriate for resistance to
moderate wind loads and seismic loads often provide sufficient
ductility. In 1999, ASCE issued a state of practice report that is
a good introduction to the complex field of blast resistant design
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