About the author  ⁄ Inna Tasmaly

Inna Tasmaly is a structural engineer for the Buildings and Transit group for BergerABAM in Federal Way, WA. Most of her experience involves projects for the Navy and the United States Army Corps of Engineers. You may contact her at inna.tasmaly@abam.com.

Balancing blast load design and research with project requirements can be challenging. A simple renovation, like one including window replacement, may seem straightforward especially when seismic rehabilitation is not a concern, but on a West Coast US Military Base it is anything but. Accurately incorporating blast research with what is known about the construction of an existing building is the focus of this article.

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