Research and practice on progressive collapse and robustness of building structures in the 21st century
Extreme events (ie terrorist attacks, vehicle impacts, explosions, etc.) often cause local
damage to building structures and pose a serious threat when one or more vertical load …
damage to building structures and pose a serious threat when one or more vertical load …
Performance of slabs in reinforced concrete structures to resist progressive collapse
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 …
buildings has become a rising concern in recent years. Extensive research has been …
Experimental investigation of RC beam-slab substructures against progressive collapse subject to an edge-column-removal scenario
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 …
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 …
buildings or industrial facilities. The susceptibility of progressive collapse of such structures …
Experimental study of dynamic progressive collapse in flat-plate buildings subjected to exterior column removal
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 …
single-story two-by-two bay reinforced concrete flat-plate substructure. The test specimen …
Advances in computational simulation of gravity-induced disproportionate collapse of RC frame buildings
Current methods and practices for modeling and numerical simulation of disproportionate
collapse of reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings are reviewed. Modeling advances at …
collapse of reinforced concrete (RC) frame buildings are reviewed. Modeling advances at …
Finite-element analysis of reinforced concrete slabs with punching shear reinforcement
AS Genikomsou, MA Polak - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2016 - ascelibrary.org
Finite-element analyses (FEA) of reinforced concrete slab-column connections with shear
reinforcement are presented and discussed. Ultimate loads and crack patterns are shown …
reinforcement are presented and discussed. Ultimate loads and crack patterns are shown …
Experimental study of dynamic progressive collapse in flat-plate buildings subjected to an interior column removal
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 …
by-2-bay reinforced concrete flat-plate substructure are presented. The test specimen …
3D finite element investigation of the compressive membrane action effect in reinforced concrete flat slabs
AS Genikomsou, MA Polak - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Design codes for punching shear resistance of flat slabs are based on test results
obtained from isolated slab-column connections. However, by testing isolated slabs, the …
obtained from isolated slab-column connections. However, by testing isolated slabs, the …
Experimental investigation on progressive collapse performance of RC substructures under blast loading
Y Shi, R Jiang - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The common used Alternate Load Path Method, which is threaten independent,
cannot consider the initial damage to adjacent structural components when the key …
cannot consider the initial damage to adjacent structural components when the key …