Abstract
The world has recently witnessed tremendous increase in terrorist activities. This led to the requirement of blast resistant design of structures. The progressive collapse of structures, being the most severe consequence of blast generated waves, has been the subject of several studies. Although structural engineers are developing methodologies for the mitigation of progressive collapse, there is a lack of adequate tools that can be employed for simulating and predicting the progressive collapse response of structures with acceptable confidence. An attempt has been made in this paper to develop a practical and acceptable procedure for the progressive collapse analysis of reinforced concrete (RC) framed structures. The adequacy of the procedure has been demonstrated by studying the progressive collapse behavior of a typical RC framed high-rise building in Riyadh when exposed to blast generated waves.
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