Tensile membrane action in reinforced concrete slab

• Main Author: Wahyudi, Trieska Yokhebed
• Other Authors: Tan Kang Hai
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/39672
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Unforeseen events, such as fire, impact, or blast have a potency to damage a key structural element of a building which, in turn, may lead to a partial or total collapse of the structures. The disproportionate total damage with respect to the original cause is commonly termed progressive collapse. O...