Robustness of steel joints subject to missing column

• Main Author: Foo, Edwin Chuan Jun.
• Other Authors: Tan Kang Hai
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/49061
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Research about progressive collapse has gained more interest and significance since the incidents of terrorist attacks such as Oklahoma City bombing (1995) and World Trade Center (2001). Progressive collapse of a building usually initiates from the failure of a primary structure element and results...