ASCE 59-11 PDF Download

The ASCE 59-11 standard provides a set of guidelines for the planning, design, construction, and assessment of buildings that are subject to accidental or malicious explosions. The standard covers a range of aspects including establishing threat parameters, determining levels of protection, loadings, analysis methodologies, materials, detailing, and test procedures.

It should be noted that the standard does not address the mitigation of potential accidents involving ammunition or explosives during their development, manufacturing, testing, production, transportation, handling, storage, maintenance, modification, inspection, demilitarization, or disposal.

While the ASCE 59-11 standard is intended to supplement and not supersede the requirements of the governing building code and other applicable standards and laws, it does not prescribe specific requirements or guidelines for the mitigation of progressive collapse or other potential post-blast behavior.