Performance of slabs in reinforced concrete structures to resist progressive collapse

B Pang, F Wang, J Yang, S Nyunn, I Azim - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The progressive collapse resistance of reinforced concrete (RC) and precast concrete (PC)
buildings has become a rising concern in recent years. Extensive research has been …

Numerical investigation on load redistribution capacity of flat slab substructures to resist progressive collapse

YH Weng, K Qian, F Fu, Q Fang - Journal of building engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
To study the load redistribution capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) flat slab structures
subjected to a middle column loss scenario, high fidelity finite element (FE) models were …

Advances in computational simulation of gravity-induced disproportionate collapse of RC frame buildings

SK Kunnath, Y Bao, S El-Tawil - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Current methods and practices for modeling and numerical simulation of disproportionate
collapse of reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings are reviewed. Modeling advances at …

Experimental investigation of RC beam-slab substructures against progressive collapse subject to an edge-column-removal scenario

X Lu, K Lin, Y Li, H Guan, P Ren, Y Zhou - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
When a reinforced concrete (RC) frame subjected to an edge-column-removal scenario, its
floor system exhibits a complicated mechanism against progressive collapse due to the …

[HTML][HTML] Simplified reliability analysis of punching in reinforced concrete flat slab buildings under accidental actions

P Olmati, J Sagaseta, D Cormie, AEK Jones - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Flat slab concrete buildings are widely found in infrastructure such as office and residential
buildings or industrial facilities. The susceptibility of progressive collapse of such structures …

Impact of two columns missing on dynamic response of RC flat slab structures

K Qian, YH Weng, B Li - Engineering Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Sudden removal of columns caused by unexpected extreme loading may increase the
bending moment and shear force at surrounding column-slab connections significantly …

Experimental study of dynamic progressive collapse in flat-plate buildings subjected to exterior column removal

Z Peng, SL Orton, J Liu, Y Tian - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2017 - ascelibrary.org
This paper documents the findings from a dynamic collapse experiment carried out on a
single-story two-by-two bay reinforced concrete flat-plate substructure. The test specimen …

Experimental study of dynamic progressive collapse in flat-plate buildings subjected to an interior column removal

Z Peng, SL Orton, J Liu, Y Tian - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The experimental results of dynamically removing an interior column in a single-story, 2-bay-
by-2-bay reinforced concrete flat-plate substructure are presented. The test specimen …

Load transfer and collapse resistance of RC flat plates under interior column removal scenario

H Xue, BP Gilbert, H Guan, X Lu, Y Li… - Journal of Structural …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Reinforced concrete (RC) flat-plate structures are vulnerable to punching shear failure at
their slab-column connections, potentially leading to a catastrophic progressive collapse. In …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of shear deformations in reinforced concrete members without shear reinforcement

R Cantone, A Setiawan, MF Ruiz, A Muttoni - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The load-carrying capacity of many reinforced concrete structures is governed by shear
failures, occurring before reaching the flexural capacity of the member. For redundant …