Improving behavior of reinforced concrete frames to resist progressive collapse through steel bracings

• Main Authors: Qian, Kai, Weng, Yun-Hao, Li, Bing
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Progressive Collapse; Reinforced Concrete
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/144094
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

External installation of steel braces has been proved an effective seismic strengthening or retrofitting scheme to upgrade the lateral load-resisting capacity of reinforced concrete (RC) frames. However, the effectiveness of steel bracing in improving the progressive collapse resistance potential...