Driving sustainable disaster risk reduction: A rapid review of the policies and strategies in Saudi Arabia

AM Al-Wathinani, DG Barten, M Borowska-Stefańska… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article presents a comprehensive rapid review of the current disaster risk reduction
(DRR) efforts in Saudi Arabia, a country exposed to a variety of hazards such as extreme …

[HTML][HTML] Progressive collapse: Past, present, future and beyond

N Elkady, LA Nelson, L Weekes, N Makoond… - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The world has seen a surge in rigorous study efforts on the progressive collapse of
structures in the past few decades. These events have led to new standards and provisions …

Reliability analysis of reinforced concrete structure against progressive collapse

Q Zhang, YG Zhao, K Kolozvari, L Xu - Reliability Engineering & System …, 2022 - Elsevier
New reliability computation framework is proposed based on polynomial chaos expansion
method and used to investigate the reliability of four typical configurations of reinforced …

Effect of fiber addition on strength and toughness of rubberized concretes

S Mohamed, H Elemam, MH Seleem, HEDM Sallam - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
In this paper, an experimental study was conducted to examine the static and dynamic
behaviors of rubberized fiber-reinforced concrete (RFRC). Crumb rubber was partially …

Shear performance of large-thickness precast shear walls with cast-in-place belts and grouting sleeves

L Fan, J Wei, Y Chen, J Feng, P Sareh - ASCE-ASME Journal of …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Building industrialization has great significance for improving the efficiency of construction
production, achieving the goal of energy saving and emission reduction, and promoting …

Progressive collapse behavior of steel fiber-reinforced rubberized concrete frames

IMH Alshaikh, BHA Bakar, EAH Alwesabi… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficiency of combining fine aggregate's (sand) partial replacements with waste crumb
rubber (CR) and steel fiber (SF) has been investigated in this paper. The study aims to …

Progressive collapse resistance of post-fire cellular beam-column substructures with various web-opening shapes

IMH Alshaikh, AA Abadel, R Tuladhar, AH Alwathaf… - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The sudden column loss, which is caused by fire, is a unique illustration of a localized failure
that can eventually lead to the progressive collapse of the entire steel-framed structures. To …

Innovative scheme for RC building progressive collapse prevention

S Elkholy, A Shehada, B El-Ariss - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Progressive collapse of reinforced concrete (RC) building due to column failure can cause
human casualties and severe irreparable damage or total collapse of the building. Different …

Probabilistic progressive collapse assessment for RC framed-wall structure

AR Ibrahim, DA Makhloof, X Ren - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Since the progressive collapse of structures could cause disastrous consequences for
humans and society, therefore assessing and improving the vulnerability of our buildings …

[HTML][HTML] Seismic behavior of reactive powder concrete (RPC) interior beam–to-column joints under reversed cyclic loading

Y Jianbing, X Zhiqiang, X Yufeng… - Case Studies in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Not all precast concrete structures show performance that can be obtained by experiment.
Finite element analysis also plays a vital role in the study of structural performance. In this …