Floor systems composed of beams and slabs are critical structural elements of frame
structures to resist progressive collapse. Previous experimental studies have focused mainly …

Significant work has been done on the enhancement of load-bearing capacity of reinforced
concrete slabs through tensile membrane action (TMA) under fire conditions, since its first …

This paper discusses the progressive collapse resistance of steel-concrete composite floors
in which steel beams are attached to columns through shear tabs. This is a common type of …

Although catenary action in beams and tensile membrane action in slabs are generally
believed as high-level analyses to mitigate progressive collapse in a reinforced concrete …

This paper presents a review of recent studies of the behaviour of steel–concrete composite
structures in fire, including an assessment of research investigations and their implications …

This paper presents test results of forty-eight horizontally unrestrained two-way spanning
reinforced concrete slabs at ambient and elevated temperatures. The tests allowed a direct …

Abstract In this paper, five 1/4-scaled reinforced concrete (RC) substructural specimens
were tested under a middle-column-removal scenario to study the progressive collapse …

With the threat of terrorist attack looming large, the ability of a building to mitigate
progressive collapse is of key interest to government agencies. Alternate load path (ALP) …

This paper investigates the static performance of Steel–Concrete–Steel (SCS) sandwich
slabs which consist of an ultra-lightweight concrete core sandwiched between two steel …

Fabric reinforced cementitious mortar (FRCM), an emerging sustainable retrofit technique,
has seen very limited research and applications on two-way reinforced concrete (RC) slabs …