Archive of IJHRB


Archive of IJHRB


Vol. - No. Vol.1 - No.3
Date Sep., 2012
Title Evaluation of Progressive Collapse Resisting Capacity of Tall Buildings
Author Kwangho Kwon, Seromi Park, and Jinkoo Kim+
Institutions Department of Architectural Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 440-746, Korea
Abstract In this paper the progressive collapse potential of building structures designed for real construction projects were evaluated based on arbitrary column removal scenario using various alternate path methods specified in the GSA guidelines. The analysis model structures are a 22-story reinforced concrete moment frames with core wall building and a 44-story interior concrete core and exterior steel diagrid structure. The progressive collapse resisting capacities of the model structures were evaluated using the linear static, nonlinear static, and nonlinear dynamic analyses. The linear static analysis results showed that progressive collapse occurred in the 22-story model structure when an interior column was removed. However the structure turned out to be safe according to the nonlinear static and dynamic analyses. Similar results were observed in the 44-story diagrid structure.
Based on the analysis results, it was concluded that, compared with nonlinear analysis procedures, the linear static method is conservative in the prediction of progressive collapse resisting capacity of building structure based on arbitrary column removal scenario.
Keyword Tall buildings, Progressive collapse, Alternate load path method, Moment frames, Diagrid structures
PP. PP.229~235
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