9634560 Murtha-Smith Progressive collapse is a catastrophic mode of failure started by localized damage occurring at operating loads. The objectives are to investigate the role of each nonlinear member in a progressive collapse mechanism, explore the role of secondary effects in the survival of damaged DLG systems, correlate linear and nonlinear AP analyses to determine if linear analysis can be used to predict performance and be used for design, develop a method that can rationally modify a design using the linear AP method to improve progressive collapse resistance. ***

Agency
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Institute
Division of Civil, Mechanical, and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Application #
9634560
Program Officer
Douglas A. Foutch
Project Start
Project End
Budget Start
1996-09-01
Budget End
2000-08-31
Support Year
Fiscal Year
1996
Total Cost
$189,277
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Connecticut
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Storrs
State
CT
Country
United States
Zip Code
06269