Structural Analysis and Design to Prevent Disproportionate Collapse

by Feng Fu

Book Overview

Hard Guidance on Preventing Disproportionate Collapse

Disproportionate collapse is a pressing issue in current design practice. Numerous causes are possible - especially forms of extreme loading, such as blast, fire, earthquake, or vehicle collisions. But it is the mechanism and its prevention which are of especial interest and concern.

After the World Trade Center collapse in 2001, interest was sparked, and it is now...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138490415
• ISBN13: 9781138490413
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"