Rational Robustness Design of Multistory Building Structures
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 148, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper presents concepts and methods developed over the past two decades for the rational and practical robustness design of multistory building structures. The consideration of sudden column loss as an event-independent scenario is examined with reference to typical extreme dynamic events, and a simplified multilevel framework for alternate load path analysis, providing a rational measure of robustness that combines ductility, redundancy, and dynamic effects, is reviewed. Finally, the conceptual basis of a new rational tying force method, recently developed and proposed by the author for the next generation of the Eurocodes, is presented, highlighting its practical application and limitations.
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Volume 148 • Issue 3 • March 2022
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Received: Apr 20, 2021
Accepted: Oct 6, 2021
Published online: Dec 17, 2021
Published in print: Mar 1, 2022
Discussion open until: May 17, 2022
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