Some recent buildings failure showed that structures built according to current design codes
were not robust enough under the action of unexpected loads and failed progressively …

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 …

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 …

The slew of high profile engineering calamities in the past decade has demonstrated the
disastrous consequence of progressive collapse. However, the low probability of such …

The topic of robustness and progressive collapse of structures has attracted significant
attention within the field of structural engineering recently. This is reflected by the rise in the …

The results of recent research on the dynamic response, failure mechanism, and changes in
the load-transfer paths of a half-scale three-story, three-bay, and three-span reinforced …

Structural robustness is a significant property towards improving resilience of buildings, ie
enhance their ability to withstand and recover from extreme events which often can cause …

Reinforced concrete (RC) flat plate structures are broadly used in car parks, residential and
office buildings due to their economic and architectural advantages. However, this structural …

Flat slab systems made of reinforced concrete (RC) are popular structural solutions widely
used in practical applications. The knowledge about their behaviour under extreme loading …

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 …