COST_TU0601

Robustness of Structures

COST Action TU0601

1^st Workshop, 2^nd MC Meeting and 1^st WG Meetings

February 4-5, 2008

Zurich, Switzerland

Presentations made at the Workshop


Session 1 : Activity 1 – Collection and Preparation of Information Chair : R. Bancila

Author(s)/Speaker(s)		Title of Presentation

R. Bancila, N. Taranu, S. Rominu and O. Ionita		Draft proposal for the classification of failure causes of civil engineering structures

E. Frühwald, F. Ludovic, T. Toratti and S. Thelandersson		Robustness evaluation of failed timber structures

M. Holicky, J. Markova and M. Sykora		Models for exposure conditions – a review of available data for snow and flooding in the Czech Republic


Session 2 : Working group (WG) 1 – Theoretical and methodological framework Chair : J. D. Sorensen

Author(s)/Speaker(s)		Title of Presentation

B. R. Ellingwood		Strategies for achieving robustness in buildings and mitigating risk of disproportionate collapse

S. Casciati and L. Faravelli		Building a Robustness Index

D. C. Charmpis		Design optimization methodologies to achieve structural robustness

J. Agarwal		Vulnerability analysis of structures

J. W. Baker		Risk-based assessment of robustness: what can it do and what can’t it do?

M. A. Maes		Factors affecting a risk-based interpretation of robustness

T. Vogel		Design for robustness


Session 3 : Working group (WG) 2 – Modelling of Exposures and Vulnerability Chair : T. Vrouwenvelder

Author(s)/Speaker(s)		Title of Presentation

B. A. Izzuddin		Simplified assessment of structural robustness for sudden component failures

M. P. Byfield		Crumple zone design for buildings

U. Kuhlmann and L. Rölle		Robustness and robust structures by joint ductility

K. Cichocki		Robustness oriented analysis of concrete structures subjected to blast exposure

M.A. Gizejowski, L. Kwasniewski, W. Salah and W. Barcewicz		Robustness oriented analysis of structural joints of steel-concrete composite frames

G. Decan and L. Taerwe		Some aspects of robustness of RC structures


Session 4 : Working group (WG) 3 – Robustness Assessment and Implementation Chair : M. Chryssanthopoulos

Author(s)/Speaker(s)		Title of Presentation

P. Baratono and F. Casciati		Draft guidelines to satisfy robustness prescriptions of structural codes

J. D. Sorensen		Robustness of structures – Danish approach

S. Toprak, A. C. Koc, E. Nacaroglu and O. A. Cetin		Robustness of lifeline systems

S. Thöns, M. Schubert and M. H. Faber - I		Robustness of structures - discussion and examples

S. Thöns, M. Schubert and M. H. Faber - II		Robustness - offshore wind energy converters

D. Diamantidis		Robustness and progressive collapse requirements in view of risk acceptability

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