This paper compares two physical mechanisms for the collapse of a bubble near a rigid wall: a traveling shock-induced collapse and a Rayleigh-like collapse due to a uniform rise of the pressure around the bubble. A multi-material compressible flow solver capable of handling material interfaces under high pressures is used to investigate these two scenarios for different levels of the driving pr...

The existence of torsion, as well as consideration of the Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI), increase the natural periods of the structure resulting from a subsequent decrease in the seismic demand of the system. This paper summarizes the probabilistic assessment for evaluation of collapse fragility curves in concrete moment resisting structure with different mass center eccentricities. A 12-sto...

The cultural, architectural, and historical heritage value of the Great Wall China drives need to maintain, rehabilitate, restore its structural integrity from artificial natural damage. In this study, a hybrid architectural visualization collapse simulation Ming (1368–1644 AD) are conducted in Blender based on unit blocks physics engine (i.e., Bullet Constraint Builder). Visualized failure pre...

In this paper, collapse behavior of simple and reinforced thin-walled channel- section beams, subjected to three- point bending, is investigated. Many simple channel- section beams of different geometry and some reinforced ones were tested, and their strengths after collapse were obtained thoroughly. Since the available theories in this area are complicated and little attention has been paid to...

Expansive and collapsible soils are some of the most widely distributed and costly of geologic hazards. These soils are subject to changes in volume and settlement in response to wetting and drying, often resulting in severe damage to structures. Collapsing soils are generally characterized by sudden and large volume decrease at constant stress when inundated with water. A geotechnical engineer...

in this paper, collapse behavior of simple and reinforced thin-walled channel- section beams, subjected to three- point bending, is investigated. many simple channel- section beams of different geometry and some reinforced ones were tested, and their strengths after collapse were obtained thoroughly. since the available theories in this area are complicated and little attention has been paid to...