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Better understanding Progressive Collapse in Buildings

Progressive collapse describes how a structure may collapse over time as the load that different parts are taking changes over time as other parts get damaged. It's something that is very important for civil engineers in designing buildings nowadays considering recent terrorist attacks. It's also something that we don't know much about, it's not practical to build actual buildings just to test theories and destroy them. So we rely on simulations but they are not the most accurate. To better understand this Notheastern University recently run a competition with a 1/8th scale structure and 33 firms and universities entering. It is hoped that with time we can develop a better understanding in this area.

Thursday 6 December, 2007 03:10 PM

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