structural collapse awarness

US Army Corps of Engineers - Online Class

Northwest Fire

Feb 2, 2009

Chris Feldt, Captain Underwriting Inspector & Claims Adjustor,

Heartland Mutual Insurance Company. 15 year member of NWFD. Certificate of completion for Structural Specialist 1 FEMA US&R.

Mark Goerger, PE, TOTransportation Civil Engineer, IDOT. 9 year

member of NWFD. Structure Specialist 1 FEMA US&R. Licensed Professional Engineer in Illinois and Missouri.

David Hammond, PEStructural Engineer and Chairman of the

FEMA US&R Structures Sub-Group, and Structures Specialist for FEMA US&R, California Task Force Three.

Dr. Peter Keating, PETexas A&M University, member of the

Structures Sub-Group, and Structure Specialist for FEMA US&R Texas Task Force One.

Intro to Structural Collapse Response – 21 minutesWhy is a response needed? FEMA Operations

Forces, Material, Systems & Redundancy – 19 minutesTension, Compression

Building Types & Characteristics – 3 minutesFEMA & Fire Service

Causes of Collapse – 25 minutesEarthquakes, Wind, & Water

Collapse Patterns – 41 minutesPancake, Lean-to, Void

Hazard Identification – 20 minutesCollapse Indicators

FEMA Making System – 16 minutesSearch & Safe Entry

Design Dead Loads for BuildingsLoad Path Understanding & Materials

Shoring Options Double “T”, Vertical, Laced Post (Box), Raker

Question & Answer Session – 15 minutes

Load PathsHow do the forces travel

Design Dead LoadsConcrete, Steel, etc

Collapse Hazards

Double “T”VerticalLaced PostRakerMultiple RakersCribbing

Cribbing

CribbingApplication