About the author  ⁄ Vincenzo Melchiorre, P.E.

Vincenzo Melchiorre, P.E. is a Senior Engineer at Hinman Consulting Engineers in San Francisco. He has participated in a variety of projects both within the United States and internationally, including analysis and design of high rise buildings, design of blast resistant structures, seismic peer reviews, and progressive collapse analysis. He can be reached at vincenzo@hce.com.

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