Written by the Chair of the ASCE committee, H andbook for Blast Resistant Design of Buildings is a design–oriented companion to the new ASCE Blast Protection of Buildings standard. With contributions from twenty–seven experts, this text provides methods that satisfies the new standard and the existing ASCE, ACI, AISC codes. Exploring structural systems, materials performance, protection of spaces, life–safety systems, blast effects, blast resistant design, performance verification, and more, this handbook guides engineers and architects through the thought process necessary to detail structural systems for blast resistance.