Residual strength of blast damaged reinforced concrete columns

• Main Author: Nair, Anand
• Other Authors: Li Bing
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/41868
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Columns are key load-bearing elements that hold up framed structures. Exterior columns are probably the most vulnerable structural components to attacks from rebel forces. Their failure could possibly trigger a progressive collapse of an entire structure. Current knowledge of blast-damaged axial loa...