Catenary action of RC beam-column joints in sub-assemblies

• Main Author: Lai, Weng Hong
• Other Authors: Tan Kang Hai
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/44984
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In progressive collapse, the failure of a local structural component can eventually lead to the entire collapse of the whole building. In order to mitigate the impact, the structure will seek alternate load paths to maintain the stability and equilibrium of the whole structure. One example of such a...