by Applied Element Method | May 30, 2009 | Conferences
The research on progressive collapse of structures generally focuses on gravity and blast loadings and the design objective is to increase the redundancy and robustness of structures to prevent progressive collapse. Studies of bridges damaged by earthquake in past...
by Applied Element Method | Sep 30, 2008 | Journals
The response of Hotel San Diego, a six-story reinforced concrete infilled-frame structure, is evaluated following the simultaneous removal of two adjacent exterior columns. Analytical models of the structure using the Finite Element Method as well as the Applied...
by Applied Element Method | Apr 19, 2006 | Other Publications
Progressive collapse simulation is the latest challenge facing today’s engineers wishing to assess the integrity of structures and to develop any necessary progressive collapse mitigation strategies. To this end, an ideal progressive collapse numerical simulation...
by Applied Element Method | Apr 1, 2006 | Conferences
Many trials have been made to numerically simulate the Alfred P. Murrah Building bombing event using Finite Element Method. These trials were based on removal of one of the main supporting columns to investigate the generated internal forces and the possible...
by Applied Element Method | Aug 6, 2004 | Conferences
Methods to assess the seismic damage to railway structures were proposed in order to reduce the overall seismic damage of railway system. First, a tool for seismic performance assessment (pre-earthquake assessment) of RC structures with/without retrofit operation was...
