A building undergoes progressive collapse when a primary structural element fails, resulting in the failure of adjoining structural elements, which in turn causes further structural failure. ==Timeline of notable examples== ==Terminology== Since the resulting damage in a progressive collapse is disproportionate to the original cause, the term disp...
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If, as a result of accidental loading, the failure of one member would trigger failure of the entire building or substantial parts of it then the building is subject to progressive collapse.
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