Study of Mitigation Strategies for Progressive Collapse of a Reinforced Concrete Commercial Building
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 20, Issue 4
Abstract
This paper describes progressive collapse assessment of an existing reinforced concrete commercial building. Prescriptive guidelines available to date are evaluated in light of alternate load path predictions. The building, exceedingly meeting ACI integrity requirements and the recent United Facilities Criteria tie force provisions, is still significantly vulnerable to progressive collapse triggered by the loss of an interior column.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 20 • Issue 4 • November 2006
Pages: 384 - 390
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Apr 14, 2006
Accepted: May 18, 2006
Published online: Nov 1, 2006
Published in print: Nov 2006
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