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    The document discusses the design of collapse-resistant structures. It notes that current design methods are inadequate as they only consider structural resistance on a local level and do not account for accidental events. It presents various strategies for designing collapse-resistant structures, including increasing specific local resistance of key elements, providing alternate load paths, and compartmentalization through isolation. Examples of structures that employ these strategies, such as the Confederation Bridge and Pentagon Building, are provided. The document concludes that collapse-resistant design should use deterministic methods and that specific local resistance, alternate load paths, and compartmentalization are all valid design options.

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    The document discusses the design of collapse-resistant structures. It notes that current design methods are inadequate as they only consider structural resistance on a local level and do not account for accidental events. It presents various strategies for designing collapse-resistant structures, including increasing specific local resistance of key elements, providing alternate load paths, and compartmentalization through isolation. Examples of structures that employ these strategies, such as the Confederation Bridge and Pentagon Building, are provided. The document concludes that collapse-resistant design should use deterministic methods and that specific local resistance, alternate load paths, and compartmentalization are all valid design options.

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    The document discusses the design of collapse-resistant structures. It notes that current design methods are inadequate as they only consider structural resistance on a local level and do not account for accidental events. It presents various strategies for designing collapse-resistant structures, including increasing specific local resistance of key elements, providing alternate load paths, and compartmentalization through isolation. Examples of structures that employ these strategies, such as the Confederation Bridge and Pentagon Building, are provided. The document concludes that collapse-resistant design should use deterministic methods and that specific local resistance, alternate load paths, and compartmentalization are all valid design options.

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    Design of Collapse-Resistant Structures

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    The document discusses the design of collapse-resistant structures. It notes that current design methods are inadequate as they only consider structural resistance on a local level and do not account for accidental events. It presents various strategies for designing collapse-resistant structures, including increasing specific local resistance of key elements, providing alternate load paths, and compartmentalization through isolation. Examples of structures that employ these strategies, such as the Confederation Bridge and Pentagon Building, are provided. The document concludes that collapse-resistant design should use deterministic methods and that specific local resistance, alternate load paths, and compartmentalization are all valid design options.

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    Uwe Starossek, Maren Wolff:

    Design of collapse-resistant structures


    Hamburg University of Technology
    Design of
    Collapse-Resistant
    Structures
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    robustness
    progressive collapse
    structural integrity
    alternate load paths
    continuity
    redundancy
    Keywords
    isolation
    compartmentalization
    specific local resistance
    Uwe Starossek, Maren Wolff:
    Design of collapse-resistant structures
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    progressive collapse
    disproportion between local failure and resulting collapse
    Some definitions
    robustness
    insensitivity to local failure
    collapse resistance
    insensitivity to accidental circumstances
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    Design of collapse-resistant structures
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    measurements and observations
    admissible probability of failure
    probability density functions
    (actions, resistances)
    reliability theory
    societal consensus
    design values
    (actions, resistances)
    Inadequacy of current design methods
    Uwe Starossek, Maren Wolff:
    Design of collapse-resistant structures
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    Inadequacy of current design methods
    structural resistance considered on local level only
    (and not on system level)
    accidental circumstances are neglected
    (low probability events and unforeseeable incidents)
    admissible failure probability cannot be specified
    (risk of the type low probability / high consequence)
    Uwe Starossek, Maren Wolff:
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    Inadequacy of current design methods
    dont rely on reliability theory
    use deterministic methods for design purposes
    Conclusion
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    Design criteria

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    depend on significance as to consequences of collapse
    (immediate losses, impairment of infrastructure, civil defense, national defense)
    depend on exposure to accidental circumstances
    (hazards of war, malicious action, natural disasters)
    high for public buildings, major bridges, lifeline structures
    Requirements (necessity of collapse resistance)
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    assumable extent of accidental circumstances
    assumable extent of initial local failure
    acceptable extent of collapse progression
    acceptable extent of damage to remaining structure
    applicable load combinations and safety factors
    Design objectives
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    prevent local failure (high safety against local failure)
    specific local resistance of key elements
    non-structural protective measures
    presume local failure (design for load case local failure)
    alternate load paths
    isolation by compartmentalization
    prescriptive design rules
    Design strategies
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    isolation by compartmentalization
    Design strategies Examples
    key element
    modification of structural system strengthening of transfer girder
    design for load case local failure
    provide alternate load paths (= redundancy)
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    Confederation Bridge, Canada
    alternate load paths cannot be provided
    isolation by compartmentalization
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    43 42 1

    Confederation Bridge, Canada
    insertion
    of hinges
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    Confederation Bridge, Canada
    insertion of
    hinges
    compartment borders must be able to sustain either large
    forces or large displacements
    reduction of continuity can lead to increase of robustness
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    More examples
    isolation by compartmentalization
    Pentagon Building Paris Airport Terminal
    weak strong weak weak
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    Murrah Federal Building
    Structural system
    More examples
    isolation by compartmentalization
    collapse stopped at rebar discontinuity
    in transfer girder
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    A comparison
    either less continuity or
    more strength
    more continuity,
    more strength
    properties of design
    measures
    large initial failures small initial failures preferable for
    no yes sensitive to
    initial failure size
    at discrete locations distributed
    over system
    location of design
    measures
    alternate load paths compartmentalization
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    collapse-resistant design should be based on
    deterministic methods
    specific local resistance, alternate load paths, and isola-
    tion by compartmentalization are all viable design options
    continuity redundancy robustness collapse resistance
    Some conclusions
    a complete set of corresponding design criteria should
    be developed and implemented in the codes
    Uwe Starossek, Maren Wolff:
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    Thank you!

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