The safety of tall buildings in the world's cities, in the face of extreme external traumas like vehicle impacts, blasts or fires, has been tested using a model developed by structural engineers -- with reassuring results.
The safety of tall buildings in the world's cities, in the face of extreme external traumas like vehicle impacts, blasts or fires, has been tested using a model developed by structural engineers at the University of Surrey -- with reassuring results.
Dr Juan Sagaseta, lead author of the study and Reader in Structural Robustness at the University of Surrey, said: The team applied the model to real high-rise building designs, exploring what would happen if corner and side columns were suddenly removed."Reassuringly, our research showed the robustness of typical well-designed modern buildings in non-seismic areas. We demonstrated that good design and engineering can prevent a progressive collapse -- where one slab falls, causing others below to fall in a chain reaction.
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