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 …
Damage prediction of concrete gravity dams subjected to underwater explosion shock loading
The damage prediction of concrete gravity dams under blast loads has gained importance in
recent years due to the great number of accidental events and terrorist bombing attacks that …
recent years due to the great number of accidental events and terrorist bombing attacks that …
Damage evaluation of H-section steel columns under impulsive blast loads via gene expression programming
Increasing terrorist attacks towards ordinary or strategic buildings and soft targets represent
one of the major impetus to improve existing methods of design for blast-resistant structures …
one of the major impetus to improve existing methods of design for blast-resistant structures …
Spatial reliability analysis of explosive blast load damage to reinforced concrete columns
Columns are the key load-bearing elements in frame structures and exterior columns are
probably the most vulnerable structural components to terrorist attack. In this paper, a spatial …
probably the most vulnerable structural components to terrorist attack. In this paper, a spatial …
A refreshing view of soft computing models for predicting the deflection of reinforced concrete beams
The efforts of this study are to address an essential technical issue in construction and civil
engineering, namely predicting the deflection of reinforced concrete beams. Indeed, six new …
engineering, namely predicting the deflection of reinforced concrete beams. Indeed, six new …
The impact of construction quality on the safety of prefabricated multi-family dwellings
This study presents analysis of the safety of prefabricated buildings utilizing concrete large-
panel technology in the context of building failures as a result of exceptional loads and in the …
panel technology in the context of building failures as a result of exceptional loads and in the …
Reliability analysis of H-section steel columns under blast loading
In order to prevent structural collapse by terrorist attacks, the column behavior is highlighted
since when a column is damaged consequently losing its load bearing capacity, failure will …
since when a column is damaged consequently losing its load bearing capacity, failure will …
An efficient reliability-based approach for evaluating safe scaled distance of steel columns under dynamic blast loads
Damage to building load-bearing members (especially columns) under explosions and
impact are critical issues for structures, given that they may cause a progressive collapse …
impact are critical issues for structures, given that they may cause a progressive collapse …
Probabilistic progressive collapse analysis of steel frame structures against blast loads
Y Ding, X Song, HT Zhu - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the failure probability of steel frame structures against terrorist attack
from Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED). A two-step approach is used to …
from Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED). A two-step approach is used to …
Damage and risk assessment for reinforced concrete wall panels subjected to explosive blast loading
The structural integrity of reinforced concrete (RC) structures in blast events is important for
critical facilities. In this paper, a structural reliability analysis is conducted to predict the …
critical facilities. In this paper, a structural reliability analysis is conducted to predict the …