Vulnerability of existing R.C. buildings under gravity loads: A simplified approach for non sway structures

Engineering Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2141-2151

  Verderame, Gerardo M ^a   Polese, Maria ^a   Cosenza, Edoardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collapse multiplier; Execution defects; Failure mechanisms; Simplified formulation

Indexed keywords

BASIC PRINCIPLES; COLLAPSE MULTIPLIER; DESIGN ERRORS; EXECUTION DEFECTS; EXISTING BUILDING; FAILURE CONDITIONS; FAILURE MECHANISM; FAILURE MECHANISMS; GRAVITY LOADS; MATERIAL FACTOR; NON-SWAY; PLASTICITY THEORY; PROPER DESIGN; SIMPLIFIED FORMULATION; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; STRUCTURAL FAILURE; STRUCTURAL SAFETY; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; DEFECTS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

MACHINE DESIGN;

BUILDING; COLLAPSE; DESIGN; FAILURE MECHANISM; GRAVITY FIELD; LOADING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SAFETY;

EID: 68549094344     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2009.03.014     Document Type: Article

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