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Dynamic Performance of a Remaining RC Frame with a Central-Column Failure Subjected to Impact Loads

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The dynamic stability and progressive collapse of reinforced concrete (RC) structures are one of the important research fields in structural engineering. However, after key components become damaged, the dynamic performance of a remaining structure subjected to accidental impacts and superstructure loads is usually ignored in the previous research. Thus, an impact collapse test of a scaled RC frame was designed and performed in this study. The influence of heaped loads and corner as well as edge column failure on the dynamic response of this residual structure was analyzed after removing a central column. The results indicated that a central-column removal had a greater effect on the horizontal dynamic response of RC structures under weak heaped loads. When suffering from strong heaped loads or removing different load-bearing columns, the distance from an impact source was the primary control factor for the horizontal dynamic response of structures. Before structural collapse, a certain catenary action occurred in two edge beams close to removed columns, where bend deformation in beams was developed into bend–shear one. Nevertheless, bend deformation in two side beams far away from removed columns was changed to bend–shear–torsion one. The slab was damaged by blocks after a collapse, and simultaneously, beams and columns were destroyed to varying degrees. Finally, based on the yield-line theory and virtual work principle, a dynamic collapse criterion of the RC frame with a central-column failure was proposed, which could provide a reference for the design of the impact resistance and progressive collapse with regard to RC structures.

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This research has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant 51874118 and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. KYCX18-0567).

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  1. School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, 211189, China

    Yi Cheng

  2. College of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Lei Sun, Jun Liu, Chen Ou & Zhimin Xiao

  3. Institute of Engineering Safety and Disaster Prevention, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China

    Lei Sun, Jun Liu, Chen Ou & Zhimin Xiao

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Cheng, Y., Sun, L., Liu, J. et al. Dynamic Performance of a Remaining RC Frame with a Central-Column Failure Subjected to Impact Loads. Arab J Sci Eng 47, 12479–12496 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-021-06525-3

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