Abstract
Even if one or a set of structural member in building structures disappears suddenly due to accidental loads, the building should stand against vertical gravity loads, dead or live, not resulting the whole collapse. According to these facts, a close-up of new concepts, such as redundancy and a key element, has been taken from a viewpoint of assuring robustness of a structure even if it receives unexpected disturbance. This study investigates the structural redundancy and the effects of catenary action based on another resistant mechanism after failure mechanism formation obtained from the plastic analysis. The systematic plastic calculation and the non-linear push-down analysis are conducted on the framed structures.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 29-38 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Japan |
| Volume | 59 |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |