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A Single-Story Analogy to Estimate Progressive Collapse Displacement of Steel Moment Frames

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A simplified model to evaluate progressive collapse response of steel beam–column substructures under mid-span column removal scenario is presented in this paper. The influence of the span to depth ratio of the beam on progressive collapse behavior of substructures is considered in the formulation. The model is carefully validated against results obtained from rigorous numerical analyses. Finally, a single-story analogy is proposed to derive explicit expressions for progressive collapse displacement based on the energy conservation principle. The expressions covering the full range of loading—including interaction between the bending moments and beam axial load—and problem variables likely to be encountered in practice are derived. These explicit expressions can be applied in a step-by-step consideration for tracing nonlinear behavior up to failure.

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Naji, A. A Single-Story Analogy to Estimate Progressive Collapse Displacement of Steel Moment Frames. J Fail. Anal. and Preven. 19, 1348–1357 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11668-019-00733-8

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