Experimental and theoretical study of the reinforced concrete flat slabs with the central support loss

The paper experimentally and theoretically considers the issues of assessing the robustness and resistance to progressive collapse of a flat slab with a sudden removal of the central support. The results of testing two scale models of a fragment of a flat ceiling in the case of removal of the central support under static (specimen FS-1) and dynamic (specimen FS-2) loading are presented and analyzed. A theoretical approach to the quantitative assessment of robustness was tested, which is based on the provisions of the energy balance of a damaged structural system in an accidental design situation.