Progressive collapse of framed building structures: Current knowledge and future prospects

F Kiakojouri, V De Biagi, B Chiaia, MR Sheidaii - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the state-of-art in progressive collapse studies on framed building
structures. Such types of failure start with a local damage which extension increases, up to …

Impact of seismic retrofitting on progressive collapse resistance of RC frame structures

M Scalvenzi, S Gargiulo, F Freddi, F Parisi - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Most of the existing buildings in seismic prone regions have been built before the
publication of modern design provisions against earthquakes, resulting in the need for …

Investigation of 3D effects on dynamic progressive collapse resistance of RC structures considering slabs and infill walls

DC Feng, MX Zhang, E Brunesi, F Parisi, J Yu… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the occurrence of a series of extreme events has raised awareness of what
progressive collapse of mainstream reinforced concrete frame structures can cause in terms …

Influence of masonry infills on the progressive collapse resistance of reinforced concrete framed buildings

N Eren, E Brunesi, R Nascimbene - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
Despite the increasing interest in progressive collapse-resistant design and analysis of
reinforced concrete buildings that was triggered by accidental and man-made extreme …

Traffic-load fragility models for prestressed concrete girder decks of existing Italian highway bridges

G Miluccio, D Losanno, F Parisi, E Cosenza - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Even if previous studies investigated seismic fragility of existing bridges, some recent
collapse cases set the need to investigate their vulnerability under gravity loads. In this …

Progressive collapse fragility of substandard and earthquake-resistant precast RC buildings

M Scalvenzi, S Ravasini, E Brunesi, F Parisi - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Several natural and man-made disasters have highlighted that precast reinforced concrete
(RC) buildings often have insufficient levels of structural robustness, which is the last line of …

Efficient numerical model for progressive collapse analysis of prestressed concrete frame structures

DC Feng, HR Shi, F Parisi, E Brunesi… - Engineering Failure …, 2021 - Elsevier
Prestressed concrete (PC) frames are becoming an attractive solution for building structures
due to the lightweight, aesthetics, and high resistance of their structural members …

Progressive collapse assessment of gravity-load designed European RC buildings under multi-column loss scenarios

F Parisi, M Scalvenzi - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Natural and man-made disasters often produce the collapse of multiple structural members
at the ground floor of buildings, which may trigger a progressive collapse of the structure …

Fragility and sensitivity analysis of steel frames with bolted-angle connections under progressive collapse

D Rodríguez, E Brunesi, R Nascimbene - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Robustness is a key factor in the safety of structures and structural components or sub-
assemblies against progressive or disproportionate collapse, the latter term being classically …

Evaluation on the progressive collapse resistance of infilled reinforced concrete frames based on numerical and semi-analytical methods

B Pang, F Wang, J Yang, W Zhang, XH Huang… - Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of infill walls on the progressive collapse behaviour of reinforced concrete (RC)
frames should be fully considered due to the formation of alternative load paths. To explore …