Progressive Collapse Assessment: Non-linear behaviour of concrete structures in damaged state

Progressive collapse is a collapse where local failure leads to a disproportionate collapse. Due to a focus on ease of erection in the construction process and more and more optimisation of design through advanced analysis techniques buildings are believed to have become more vulnerable to loads outside the design envelope over the past decades...

Development west coast Taiwan: Redesign coastal area between Da’an River and Dajia River

Master project report. In the year 2004 there was a flooding in an area between Da'an River and Dajia River in Taichung County, Taiwan. The flooding was caused by outlets which were clogged up, thus lacking the capacity to discharge the amount of rainwater that the typhoon caused into the sea. A survey conducted by the project group, showed that...