Design of efficient steel trusses to resist progressive collapse

Author: Nada Elkady

Date published

24 April 2023

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Free
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Design of efficient steel trusses to resist progressive collapse

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Nada Elkady

Date published

24 April 2023

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Nada Elkady

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The report of the 2022 Research into Practice Award winner. The project details the development a progressive collapse framework for the analysis of high risk projects.

The progressive collapse framework provides a method that can be used to design progressive collapse resistant structures while ensuring optimum efficiency and minimal carbon expenditure.
 

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