Abstract: This paper describes progressive collapse assessment of an existing reinforced concrete commercial building. Prescriptive guidelines available to date are evaluated in light of alternate load path predictions. The building, ...

Abstract: The Arecibo Telescope in Puerto Rico collapsed on December 1, 2020. After the incident, Thornton Tomasetti Inc. (TT) was engaged by the Florida Space Institute to conduct a forensic investigation of the root cause of the ...

Abstract: The investigation into the causes of the collapse in Minneapolis in August 2007 of the I-35W bridge required sifting through a vast amount of design, retrofit, and maintenance data prior to initiating the complicated work ...

Abstract: The February 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye constitute one of the largest shaking sequences in recent history that have impacted a significant area and a vast number of buildings designed per modern seismic design provisions. ...