Progressive Collapse of Steel Moment Frames Subjected to Vehicle Impact
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 29, Issue 6
Abstract
Structures are often subjected to vehicle collision, which can be accidental or intentional as in the case of a terrorist attack. This study investigated the performance of three-story steel moment frames with span length of 5 and 10 m subjected to vehicle collision at a first-story column using finite-element analysis software. The progressive collapse potential of the model structures was evaluated first based on the alternate path approach specified in the published guidelines. The vehicle impact analysis showed that all model structures remained stable when the speed of the vehicle was . However at the speeds of 80 and , progressive collapse occurred at both model structures after collision. The overall damages obtained from collision analysis were significantly larger than those computed based on the sudden column removal approach.
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Acknowledgments
This research was financially supported by a grant (Code#’ 09 R&D A01) funded by the Ministry of Land and Transport of Korean government and by the Global Ph.D. Fellowship Program (NRF-2013).
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 29 • Issue 6 • December 2015
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© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Mar 26, 2014
Accepted: Jul 25, 2014
Published online: Sep 30, 2014
Discussion open until: Feb 28, 2015
Published in print: Dec 1, 2015
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