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ProfessorBassamIzzuddin

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

Professor of Computational Structural Mechanics
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 5985b.izzuddin Website

 
 
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Assistant

 

Ms Ruth Bello +44 (0)20 7594 6040

 
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Location

 

330Skempton BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Jahromi:2012:10.3390/buildings2040497,
author = {Jahromi, HZ and Izzuddin, BA and Nethercot, DA and Donahue, S and Hadjioannou, M and Williamson, EB and Engelhardt, M and Stevens, D and Marchand, K and Waggoner, M},
doi = {10.3390/buildings2040497},
journal = {Buildings},
pages = {497--518},
title = {Robustness assessment of building structures under explosion},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings2040497},
volume = {2},
year = {2012}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - Over the past decade, much research has focused on the behaviour of structures following the failure of a key structural component. Particular attention has been given to sudden column loss, though questions remain as to whether this event-independent scenario is relevant to actual extreme events such as explosion. Few studies have been conducted to assess the performance of floor slabs above a failed column, and the computational tools used have not been validated against experimental results. The research program presented in this paper investigates the adequacy of sudden column loss as an idealisation of local damage caused by realistic explosion events, and extends prior work by combining the development of accurate computational models with large-scale testing of a typical floor system in a prototypical steel-framed structure. The floor system consists of corrugated decking topped by a lightly reinforced concrete slab that is connected to the floor beams through shear studs. The design is consistent with typical building practices in the US. The first test has been completed, and subsequent tests are currently being planned. This paper addresses the importance of robustness design for localized damage and includes a detailed description regarding how the research program advances the current state of knowledge for assessing robustness of compositely constructed steel-framed buildings.
AU  - Jahromi,HZ
AU  - Izzuddin,BA
AU  - Nethercot,DA
AU  - Donahue,S
AU  - Hadjioannou,M
AU  - Williamson,EB
AU  - Engelhardt,M
AU  - Stevens,D
AU  - Marchand,K
AU  - Waggoner,M
DO  - 10.3390/buildings2040497
EP  - 518
PY  - 2012///
SP  - 497
TI  - Robustness assessment of building structures under explosion
T2  - Buildings
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings2040497
VL  - 2
ER  -
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