Progressive collapse is a catastrophic structural phenomenon that can occur because of
human-made and natural hazards. In progressive collapse mechanism, a single local failure …

Progressive collapse has been of an increasing concern in the structural engineering
community, especially since the collapse of the World Trade Center towers in 2001. As a …

In the past few decades, effects of natural hazards, such as earthquakes and wind, on
existing structures have attracted the attention of researchers and designers. More recently …

The internal forces increase in structural components neighbouring a member, usually a
column, removed or destroyed as a result of manmade or natural hazards, such as an …

In earthquake engineering, structural collapse is defined as the local or global failure of a
system that occurs due to the loss of vertical load-carrying capacity in the presence of …

Progressive collapse can be defined as a chain reaction of failure initiated by loss of one or
a few supporting elements due to manmade or natural hazards. As a result of increasing …

It has become evident recently that abnormal loads need to be considered in the design of
structures so that progressive collapse can be prevented. Building collapses such as the …

Damage from abnormal loading such as explosion, bombing, and sudden external impacts
on elements of a structure can range from a loss of individual elements to total collapse …

Progressive collapse of building structures is generally triggered by a local failure due to
accidental actions, followed by subsequent chain effect of the structures which may result in …

Physics based collapse simulations of moment resisting steel frame buildings are presented
with an emphasis on the development of energy flow relationships. It is proposed that …