Arresting failure propagation in buildings through collapse isolation.

ABSTRACT: Several catastrophic building collapses^1-5 occur because of the propagation of local-initial failures^6,7. Current design methods attempt to completely prevent collapse after initial failures by improving connectivity between building components. These measures ensure that the loads supported by the failed components are redistributed to the rest of the structural system^8,9. However, increased connectivity can contribute to collapsing elements pulling down parts of a building that would otherwise be unaffected¹⁰. This risk is particularly important when large initial failures occur, as tends to be the case in the most disastrous collapses⁶. Here we present an original design approach to arrest collapse propagation after major initial fa

SUBMITTER: Makoond N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11096105 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature