Macromodel-Based Simulation of Progressive Collapse: RC Frame Structures
- 1 July 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) in Journal of Structural Engineering
- Vol. 134 (7), 1079-1091
- https://doi.org/10.1061/(asce)0733-9445(2008)134:7(1079)
Abstract
The potential for progressive collapse of a typical reinforced concrete (RC) moment frame structure initiated through the loss of one or more first-story columns is numerically simulated using a macromodel-based approach. The development of the simulation model is guided by the realization that the characterization of nonlinear behavior associated with the transfer of forces through the joint is critical to predict the large deformation response associated with progressive collapse. A simplified simulation model of a beam-column joint is used to represent essential and critical actions in the floor beams and the transfer of these forces through the joint region to the vertical elements. The validity of the macromodel developed is evaluated through comparison of both overall response and element actions with those obtained from high-fidelity finite-element analyses. Two prototype buildings designed for lateral load requirements in a nonseismic and seismic region are considered in progressive collapse studi...Keywords
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