by Applied Element Method | Nov 16, 2012 | Journals
This paper studies performing progressive collapse analysis for steel structures using the requirements of recent codes released by the United States Department of Defense and the General Services Administration. Based on review of the code requirements, nonlinear...
by Applied Element Method | Mar 30, 2005 | Bulletins
During earthquakes, pounding of adjacent buildings occurs due to their different dynamic characteristics as well as insufficient separation distance between them. Although earthquake loading is commonly considered in structural design, pounding of adjacent buildings...
