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Progressive Collapse of Structures - cnman - 09-16-2009 Progressive Collapse of Structures Uwe Starossek Price: £ 50.00 Special Offer Price: £ 42.50 ISBN: 9780727736109 Format: Hardbound Publish Date: 07/07/2009 Publisher: Thomas Telford Ltd Page Size: 234x156mm Number of Pages: 168 The progressive collapse of a structure is characterized by a disproportion between a comparatively minor event or local failure and the ensuing widespread collapse. Different structural systems exhibit different degrees of susceptibility to progressive collapse and such differences are neglected in modern design procedures based on reliability theory. Disregarding the potential for progressive collapse in structural design can be associated with such catastrophic events as the collapses of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (Oklahoma City, 1995) and the World Trade Center (New York, 2001), but also with a large number of less dramatic failures. This book gives engineers the practical, systematic framework they need to anticipate the risk of progressive collapse and apply this knowledge to design and assessment procedures. This will be an invaluable guide for structural engineers at all levels as well as many students and lecturers on civil and structural engineering courses. Contents Introduction Typology of progressive collapse Current design procedures Design against progressive collapse Design methods Applications Measures of robustness and collapse resistance Conclusions |