Assessment of Progressive Collapse in

Reinforced Concrete Framed Structures

Subjected to Seismic Actions

Sujaykumar R Sanglikar
2SD14CCS15

M.S Bhandiwad
Assistant Professor
SDMCET

RONAN POINT
(1963)
Explosion on
18th Floor
Wall Panel
Blown
22 floors
Collapse

Progressive collapse is a situation where

local failure of a primary structural
component leads to the collapse of adjoining
members which, in turn, leads to additional
collapse.
Impact loads
Vehicular Collusion
Aircraft Impact
Earthquake

Pressure loads
Blasts
Internal Gas Explosion
Wind Over Pressure
Extreme values of Environmental Loads

Design Criteria

Study procedure
1. Analyze 3 buildings for
live,dead,wind and
seismic loads according to Indian standard
building codes for different Zones
2. Instantaneously remove selected first floor
columns
3. Calculate the alternate path loads per GSA
criteria
4. Calculate Demand capacity ratios
Qud= Resulting actions (Internal forces & moments)
Qce= Expected strength of the Component or element

Building Plan
and Load Data

Case 1. A column located at the corner of the building

in first floor.

Case 1. A column located at the corner of the building

in first floor.
Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 19 due to removal of column A1 in different zones
2.5
2
DCR 1.5
1
0.5
0

BEA
M1
DCR Zone
II
DCR Zone
III
DCR Zone
IV

Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 19 due to removal of column A1 in different zones

2.5

BEA
M 19

DCR 1.5
1

0.5

DCR Zone II
DCR Zone III
DCR Zone IV
DCR Zone V

Case II - An exterior column near middle of long side of the building in

first floor

Case II - An exterior column near middle of long side of the building in

first floor

2.5

1.5

DCR

0.5

BEAM 36
DCR
DCR
DCR
DCR

Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV
Zone V

Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 37 due to removal of

column D4 in different zones

2.5

BEAM 37
1.5

DCR

0.5

DCR
DCR
DCR
DCR

Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV
Zone V

Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 12 due to removal of column D4 in different zones

DCR

BEAM
12

2.5

1.5

0.5

DCR
DCR
DCR
DCR

Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV
Zone V

Case III-A column interior to perimeter,

intersecting column lines

Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 08 due to removal of column C3 in different zones

3

BEAM
8

2.5
2
DCR
1.5
1
0.5
0

DCR Zone II
DCR Zone III
DCR Zone IV
DCR Zone V

Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 09 due to removal of column C3 in different zones

3.5

BEA
M9

3
2.5
DCR

2
1.5
1
0.5
0

DCR Zone II
DCR Zone III
DCR Zone IV
DCR Zone V

Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 30 due to removal of column C3 in different zones

3

BEAM
30

2.5
2
DCR
1.5
1
0.5
0

DCR Zone II
DCR Zone III
DCR Zone IV
DCR Zone V

Comparison of DCR values of BEAM 31 due to removal of column C3 in different zones

3

BEAM
31

2.5
2
DCR
1.5
1
0.5
0

DCR
DCR
DCR
DCR

Zone II
Zone III
Zone IV
Zone V

CONCLUSIONS

The pushdown analysis provides insight of elastic and

inelastic behavior of the structural members subjected
to earthquake forces that might lead to progressive
collapse. The moments drastically increased up to 30%
after removal of the columns.
The results specify that the resistance offered by
adjacent beams of the column removed is insufficient
to prevent progressive collapse.
The moments after removal analysis ware about 10-15
% greater for SMR frames compared to that of OMR
frames. The ordinary moment resisting frames (OMRF)
used in Zone II performed better than that of Special
Moment resisting frames (SMRF) of Zone III,IV and V.
The OMRF resisted the sudden downward force better
than that of SMRF

CONCLUSIONS

The ductile SMR frames lacking longitudinal

reinforcement failed to redistribute loads like
OMR frames resisting progressive collapse
The columns removed at the corner and
column removed interior to intersecting
column lines suffered major damage
compared to column removed in the middle
of the corner, The DCR values at the corner
are 10-20 % greater than the DCR values of
other column removal cases.

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