Catenary action on RC beams subjected to missing column scenario

• Main Author: Kuan, Ian U.
• 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/10356/39845
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Progressive collapse is becoming a major issue globally after the collapse of Ronan Point apartment building (1968) and the recent one, World Trade Centre (2001). The ability to mitigate it has become a main concern. Alternate load path (ALP) method is widely used in current building codes and the g...