Performance of Structures before and during Failure

When designing a structure for safety against applied loads, engineers will determine stresses and strains experienced by individual materials and building systems and will compare those magnitudes with known allowable values or other limit states criteria. When investigating the failure of a structure, however, the engineer will be required to review stress and strain under conditions of overload and use that research to evaluate visual signs of distress or collapse. An investigation typically takes many avenues, some of which may even turn out to be unproductive or misleading. The purpose of this paper is to provide an investigating engineer with valuable information regarding material and building systems behavior and to suggest a procedure that will minimize the occurrence of distracting paths of investigation.

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• Authors:
  • Adams, Dave K
• Publication Date: 2006-2

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 20-24
• Serial:
  • Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
  • Volume: 11
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 1084-0680
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/ppscfx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Creep; Deformation curve; Ductility; Failure analysis; Fracture properties; Investigation of structure; Plastic deformation; Strain (Mechanics); Stresses; Structural analysis; Structures
• Uncontrolled Terms: Overload; Safety design evaluation
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01018990
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 24 2006 4:41PM