Recent events of bridge collapses, e.g. in Genoa (Italy) on August 14th 2018 and in Kolkata (India) on September 4th 2018, have focused the public interest on the infrastructures’ safety for their consequences in terms of fatalities and injuries, but also of economy...
Abstract: The debris field of earthquake-induced building collapse can block or reduce the capacity of adjacent sidewalks and roads, hinder emergency and evacuation operations, and therefore adversely influence the seismic resilience of a community. To consider the...
Abstract: Due to the repetitive progressive collapse events, it became necessity to form theories of designs against those cases of loadings. Prestressed reinforced concrete elements become widely used in construction field due to various properties that contribute to...
Abstract: Progressive collapse is defined as either partial or overall failure of the structure due to losing one of the main structural elements. In order to control this chain reaction, it is important to study the main structural elements behavior under column...
The evaluation of the seismic vulnerability of historical masonry buildings is a difficult task due to the uncertainty regarding structural characteristics and construction techniques, mechanical properties, and pre-existing damage. Hence, there is a need for an efficient computational technique for analyzing such structures and providing reliable results for a large number of buildings within a reasonable time frame.
ASI's paper on the progressive collapse of the Polcevera Viaduct Bridge in Genoa, Italy will be available free for the next 50 days from Engineering Structures. ASI Engineers modeled up the bridge and simulated the collapse using its Extreme Loading for Structures...
We’re happy to announce the release of our Advanced Structural Analysis Software, Extreme Loading for Structures (ELS) Version 6.0! ELS is used by structural engineers and researchers around the world to study the effects of blast, progressive collapse,...
Tarek Kewaisy, PhD, PE, PMP will be presenting a paper entitled, "Advanced Simulation of Blast Response of Reinforced Concrete slabs with Varying Material Strength" at Structures Congress 2018 on Saturday, April 21 from 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM in room 202CD...
Ahmed Khalil, Ph.D., P.E., M. ASCE will be presenting a paper entitled, "Multi-hazard Modeling of Vapor Cloud Explosion for Offshore Structures Using AEM" at Structures Congress 2018 on Thrusday, April 19 from 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM in room 203BC Abstract: The...