Download or read book Experimental and Analytical Assessment on the Progressive Collapse Potential of a Reinforced Concrete Building written by Brett Alexander Betit and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The progressive collapse of a structure is of critical concern to structural design engineers as the progressive collapse can lead to tragic loss of life. Due to this major threat posed by progressive collapse, building design and analysis has pivoted to account for the prevention of progressive collapse as a structural design requirement. Years of research has already been undertaken to better understand progressive collapse in order to improve building structural design as well as develop new modeling techniques to evaluate existing structures for their progressive collapse potential. These computer models and analysis techniques still require data from field experiments in order to verify their effectiveness at evaluating progressive collapse potential. The goal of this research was to provide structural engineers with a better understanding of the progressive collapse behavior of buildings in order to refine the guidelines and approach to the design of new structures as well as the evaluation of existing structures for their progressive collapse potential. In this research both field experimentation and computer modeling for progressive collapse were conducted. The building tested was a reinforced concrete parking garage, North Cannon Parking Garage, located on The Ohio State University Medical Campus in Columbus, Ohio. The structure was tested by removing two load bearing columns. One removed column was supporting the roof helipad. The other removed column was in the fifth story directly below the first removed column location. During the column’s removal, changes in the strains of the columns adjacent to the column removed were measured as well as building vibrations in the area surrounding the column during its removal.