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8338494 
Journal Article 
The Oklahoma city bombing: Analysis of blast damage to the murrah building 
Mlakar Sr, PF; Gene Corley, W; Sozen, MA; Thornton, CH 
1998 
Yes 
Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
ISSN: 0887-3828 
12 
3 
113-119 
English 
The truck bombing of the Murrah Building caused significant damage to this structure. From the characteristics of the bomb crater, it was determined that the explosion yielded energy comparable to that from the detonation of 1,814 kg (4,000 lbs) of trinitrotoluene (TNT). The blast directly removed a principal exterior column, and the associated airblast caused the failure of two others. The airblast also destroyed some of the floor slabs in the immediate vicinity. This paper describes the blast loading and its effect on the building.