Flat slab performance under loss of a corner column senario

• Main Author: Li, Rougang.
• Other Authors: Li Bing
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45459
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Abnormal loading events such as explosions, vehicle collisions, and foundation failure are not considered in an ordinary structural design. The local damage caused by such low-probability loads, however, may result in a chain reaction of structural element failure that leads to partial or even full...