Building Deficiencies Glossary

Flexurally weak column mechanism:

Description:
Weak-column, strong-beam moment frame or similar system prone to story collapse from flexural failure of weak columns.

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Shear-critical column

Description:
Shear and axial failure of columns in a moment frame.

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Captive Columns:

Description:
Shear and axial failure of columns due to partial-height infills or other walls.

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Other concrete moment frames

Description:
Moment frames having typical era details with collapse mechanisms other than mechanisms A, B, or C (i.e. splice failures, joint failures, etc.).

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Deficiency ____

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