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This paper focuses on the numerical analysis of collapse due to blast action for an RC framed building. The analyses are conducted using the Applied Element Method. This numerical method is able to model accurately all the structural behaviour stages leading up to the collapse itself. In the first part of the study, the numerical method is validated through the use of experimental data available in the literature. Subsequently, the collapse resistance of a L shaped RC framed structure designed according to the prescriptions from the current Romanian seismic design code is evaluated by employing several column removal scenarios and even a demolition scenario.

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The results show that due to the seismic design, the structure is able to resist the loads occurred in the scenarios in which one or two columns are considered failed. The demolition scenario is introduced in order to demonstrate the utility of the Applied Element Method to observe the load redistribution mechanism in the case of failure of several columns

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This page is a summary of: Numerical Analysis of RC Column Failure Due to Blast and Collapse Scenarios for an Irregular RC-Framed Structure, International Journal of Civil Engineering, November 2017, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s40999-017-0265-9.
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