Modeling progressive collapse of 2D reinforced concrete frames subject to column removal scenario

• Published in: Engineering structures Vol. 141; pp. 126 - 143
• Main Authors: Weng, J., Tan, K.H., Lee, C.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 15.06.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Algorithms; Body kinematics; Catastrophic collapse; Collapse; Column removal; Columns (structural); Damage assessment; Damage detection; Failure; Frames; Impact loading during collapse; Kinematics; Mathematical models; Member and substructure removal; Numerical analysis; Progressive collapse; Reinforced concrete; Reinforced concrete frame; Searching; Service loads; Studies; Two dimensional models; Member and substructure removal; Progressive collapse; Reinforced concrete frame; Column removal; Impact loading during collapse

•A new modeling procedure for progressive collapse of 2D RC frame are developed.•Effects of service loads before column removal are considered.•Algorithms detecting substructure collapse and collapse impacts are proposed.•Performance of the proposed procedure demonstrated by numerical examples. In t...