Development of 3D models of steel moment-frame buildings for assessment of robustness and progressive collapse vulnerability

JA Main, F Sadek - Structures Congress 2009: Don't Mess with …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
Several prototype steel moment-frame buildings have been designed for the purpose of
assessing their vulnerability to progressive collapse. The buildings were designed for …

[PDF][PDF] Assessment of robustness and disproportionate collapse vulnerability of steel moment-frame buildings

JA Main, F Sadek, HS Lew - Second International Workshop …, 2009 - jmain.sent.com.user.fm
Several prototype steel moment-frame buildings have been designed for the purpose of
assessing their vulnerability to disproportionate collapse. The buildings were designed for …

Macromodel-based simulation of progressive collapse: Steel frame structures

K Khandelwal, S El-Tawil, SK Kunnath… - Journal of structural …, 2008 - ascelibrary.org
Computationally efficient macromodels are developed for investigating the progressive
collapse resistance of seismically designed steel moment frame buildings. The developed …

Macro models for progressive collapse analysis of steel moment frame buildings

S El-Tawil, K Khandelwal, S Kunnath… - Structural Engineering …, 2007 - ascelibrary.org
Although many of the key physical phenomena associated with progressive collapse can be
adequately modeled by high fidelity finite element analysis, such models are prohibitively …

Component tests and numerical simulations of 3D steel frame structures for progressive collapse

LM Ren, JYR Liew, K Chen, B Yang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a comprehensive study on three-dimensional steel frame structures
subjected to progressive collapse, drawing insights from a full-scale steel frame substructure …

Seismic collapse resilience of buildings with steel moment resisting frames

TY Wu - 2019 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
The use of deep steel columns, with a depth of 24 inches or greater, has been prevalent in
special moment frames (SMFs) built since the late 1990s. The large depth, high in-plane …

Collapse resistance mechanisms in steel frame buildings

H Li, S El-Tawil - Structures Congress 2013: Bridging Your Passion …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
The collapse resistance of a seismically-designed steel moment frame building is
investigated using 3-D nonlinear models. Finite element analyses are carried out using …

Modeling, Behavior and Design of Collapse-Resistant Steel Frame Buildings.

H Li - 2013 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Progressive collapse is a complex process in which failure of a single component leads to
collapse of a disproportionately large part of the structural system. Recent building and …

Improving the Resistance to Progressive Collapse of Steel and Composite Moment Frames

D Nethercot, C Vidalis - Structures Congress 2015, 2015 - ascelibrary.org
It has sometimes been presumed that the ability of buildings designed to resist seismic
loading will inherently be superior to that of those designed for nonseismic conditions. This …

Seismic collapse response of steel moment frames with deep columns

TY Wu, S El-Tawil, J McCormick - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The seismic collapse behavior of 4-story and 8-story steel special moment frames (SMFs)
with deep columns is investigated using computational simulation. The models used are …