کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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510283 | 865755 | 2008 | 10 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
A structure is vulnerable to an unforeseen event if it is not sufficiently robust. One insight into the lack of robustness is gained through the vulnerability of a structure to disproportionate collapse. In this paper, the importance of assessing the vulnerability of a structure to unforeseen events is highlighted and the nature of unforeseen events examined. A theory of structural vulnerability which examines the form of the structure to determine the most vulnerable sequence of failure events is briefly described. The potential for damage to propagate through a structure is examined through a new measure of hazard potential and vertical pushover analysis. An analysis of an example structure shows that such an approach is able to capture the weaknesses in a structure either due to form or external actions.
Journal: Computers & Structures - Volume 86, Issue 10, May 2008, Pages 1042–1051