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May 14, 2014
Flow Potential in Structures and Application in Analysis of Structural Vulnerability
Publication: Sustainable Development of Critical Infrastructure
Abstract
Structural vulnerability has been a main focus in structural community for decades since the collapse of Ronan Point Tower in 1968. Its quantitative evaluation, however, is still a problem today. In this paper, a new concept of flow potential in structures is brought forward, based on which a procedure to evaluate structural vulnerability is presented. Two structure examples are given to demonstrate the calculation of flow potential in structures and the feasibility of the proposed index of structural vulnerability.
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Sustainable Development of Critical Infrastructure
Pages: 271 - 279
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© 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: May 14, 2014
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ASCE Technical Topics:
- Engineering fundamentals
- Feasibility studies
- Flow (fluid dynamics)
- Fluid dynamics
- Fluid mechanics
- Forensic engineering
- Hydrologic engineering
- Infrastructure
- Infrastructure vulnerability
- Lifeline systems
- Methodology (by type)
- Potential flow
- Research methods (by type)
- Structural analysis
- Structural engineering
- Structural failures
- Water and water resources
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Graduate Student, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., No. 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240, China. E-mail: [email protected]
Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong Univ., No. 800 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200240, China. E-mail: [email protected]
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