Large-Scale Experimental Evaluation of Building System Response to Sudden Column Removal

Dynamic performance of a real-scale reinforced concrete building test under a corner-column failure scenario

“…Within this latter group, diverse numerical and experimental studies have analysed the structural response of buildings subjected to column removal as recommended in most current codes [13][14][15]. Although these studies included the possible causes of column failures, including internal [16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], external [2,16,[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31] and corner columns (e.g. [32][33][34]), few studies have been done on corner column failures, even though these are the most vulnerable columns in the structure (e.g.…”

Research and practice on progressive collapse and robustness of building structures in the 21st century

“…The sudden failure of a central column was caused by explosives placed in drill holes in the column itself, after which the building totally collapsed. Peng et al [209] [207] and Bermejo et al [208], which were carried out in the open air, Peng et al [209], Yie et al [210] and Jian et al [211] did their tests in a laboratory. Other researchers, such as Qian and Li [212][213][214] and Lim et al [215], carried out tests on parts or components of buildings.…”

Comparison of seismic fragility of special moment frames in recent editions of ASCE 7 and ACI 318 regulations

“…At the same time, an existing vulnerability against shear fracture was pinpointed, warranting further research. Yi et al conducted an experimental study to investigate the capacity of RC frames against collapse [9]. A four-story frame having three bays was studied.…”