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Progressive Collapse Nomenclature
Structural robustness is recognised as a desirable property of structural systems which mitigates their susceptibility to progressive collapse. However, there is some confusion in the literature regarding the usage of the terms structural robustness and collapse resistance as well as competing expressions such as prescriptive vs. performance-based, threat-specific vs. threat-independent or indirect vs. direct design. This article tries to distinguish between the different meanings of these four pairs of terms, which are important concepts in the field of progressive collapse. In this context, design strategies and associated methods to prevent progressive collapse are briefly explained.
Progressive Collapse Nomenclature
Structural robustness is recognised as a desirable property of structural systems which mitigates their susceptibility to progressive collapse. However, there is some confusion in the literature regarding the usage of the terms structural robustness and collapse resistance as well as competing expressions such as prescriptive vs. performance-based, threat-specific vs. threat-independent or indirect vs. direct design. This article tries to distinguish between the different meanings of these four pairs of terms, which are important concepts in the field of progressive collapse. In this context, design strategies and associated methods to prevent progressive collapse are briefly explained.
Progressive Collapse Nomenclature
Haberland, Marco (author) / Starossek, Uwe (author)
Structures Congress 2009 ; 2009 ; Austin, Texas, United States
Structures Congress 2009 ; 1-10
2009-04-29
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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