Are the Frail destined to Fail? Assessing the Collapse Risk of Existing Structures
Event details
| Date | 28.03.2013 |
| Hour | 12:15 › 13:15 |
| Speaker | Prof. Bing Li |
| Location |
GC C330
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| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
The vulnerability of conventional non-seismically detailed reinforced concrete building structures due to loss of columns has been emphasized during the past years. The lack of corresponding experimental tests has led to gap in the knowledge for the design of reinforced concrete structures to mitigate the potential of progressive collapse due to loss of ground storey column by extreme loading. This talk provides an overview of assessing the Collapse Risk of Singapore's Existing Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures. These investigations attempt to gain understanding on the behavior of reinforced concrete substructures when subjected to the loss one of its ground column scenarios in order to improve the state of the art of protective design. The results of this study can be used to form a basis for the understanding of the behavior of RC structures for progressive collapse.
Bio: Dr Bing Li is an Associate Professor and Director, Natural Hazards Research Centre (NHRC) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He received his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and has extensive experience in design practice with top ranked international consulting firms for six years in Hong Kong before joining NTU in 1999. His research interests are in reinforced concrete and precast concrete structures, particularly in design for earthquake and blast resistance.
Bio: Dr Bing Li is an Associate Professor and Director, Natural Hazards Research Centre (NHRC) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He received his Ph.D in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand and has extensive experience in design practice with top ranked international consulting firms for six years in Hong Kong before joining NTU in 1999. His research interests are in reinforced concrete and precast concrete structures, particularly in design for earthquake and blast resistance.
Practical information
- General public
- Free
Organizer
- Prof. Nikolas Geroliminis & Prof. Katrin Beyer
Contact
- Prof. Katrin Beyer