Progressive Collapse of Structures, Second edition provides structural engineers with the practical and systematic frameworks they need to anticipate the risk of progressive and/or disproportionate collapse, and to apply this knowledge to the design of new structures as well as the retrofit design of existing structures.

With design codes becoming more stringent in their collapse resistance requirements, there is an increased demand for guidance. This new edition addresses this demand by explaining progressive collapse as it occurs in different kinds of structures, as well as outlining both code provisions and general methods for providing resistance against disproportionate collapse.

Progressive Collapse of Structures, Second edition:

• offers a comprehensive, straightforward introduction to the topic

• catalogues and describes in detail the different types of progressive collapse

• includes a new chapter outlining and discussing the current US and European codes on design against disproportionate collapse – and their limitations

• for the first time presents model guidelines that are not limited to building design but applicable to all kinds of structures

• contains an extended applications chapter on the design of long bridges and tall buildings

• proposes revised and extended measures of robustness.

Mei Kuin Lai is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education and Social Work and an Associate Director at the Woolf Fisher Research Centre, The University of Auckland. Her research focuses on research-practice partnerships to improve valued student outcomes, in particular, how collaborative analysis of data in professional learning communities and networks contribute to these improvements. She was the joint-recipient of the University of Auckland’s Research Excellence Award (2015), awarded for research of demonstrable quality and impact, for her work in co-designing and co-testing the Learning Schools Model. She has published in journals like Teaching and Teacher Education and Reading Research Quarterly, where her first authored article was selected for inclusion in the International Literacy Association’s edited book, Theoretical models and processes of reading (6^th Edition).

Stuart McNaughton (ONZM) is a Professor of Education at the University of Auckland and the former Director of the Woolf Fisher Research Centre. He is also New Zealand’s Chief Education Scientific Advisor. He has published extensively on children’s literacy and language development, the design of effective educational programmes for culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and cultural processes in development. He is a recipient of research prizes, consults on curricula and educational interventions nationally and internationally. He is a member of the International Reading Hall of Fame for sustained contribution to literacy research, literacy leadership and the preparation of leaders in the literacy field through teaching. He was the joint-recipient of the University of Auckland’s Research Excellence Award (2015) for his work in co-designing and co-testing the Learning Schools Model.