
Research and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation – Zingoni (Ed.)
© 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00061-2
Externally applied retrofit system for existing masonry buildings
subject to progressive collapse
A. Kousgaard & E. Erdogmus
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
ABSTRACT: This study proposes the design of a cost effective retrofit method for progressive collapse that
can be externally applied to existing masonry structures. An existing load-bearing masonry wall structure was
investigated for progressive collapse resistance considering various wall-opening scenarios. Using commercially ...