Behaviour of Building Structures Subjected to Progressive Collapse

Dr Bo Yang is currently a full professor in the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, China. He obtained his PhD in 2013 from the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His expertise includes experimental tests and numerical modelling of steel and composite structures under progressive collapse scenarios. He serves as reviewers for several top international journals in structural engineering, such as Journal of Constructional Steel Research and Engineering Structures. He is listed in Stanford University 2020 list of the top 2% scientists in the world.Dr Shao-Bo Kang is an assistant professor in the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, China. He obtained his PhD in 2016 from the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His area of research includes experimental and analytical study on progressive collapse of reinforced and precast concrete structures. He is a member of the American Concrete Institute and serves as reviewers for Journal of Structural Engineering, Engineering Structure and ACI Structural Journal.Dr. Kang Hai Tan is a professor in the School of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a Specialist Professional Engineer in Protective Security. He is a member of the Housing Development Board of Civil & Structural Engineering Advisory Panel and serves as Deputy Chair of the Institution of Engineering Singapore for Infrastructure Cluster. He is also the Chairman of the Appeals Advisory Board for the Infrastructure Protection Act. Dr. Tan works on fire and blast effects on structures and progressive collapse resistance.Dr Xu-Hong Zhou is a professor in the School of Civil Engineering, Chongqing University, China, and a member of the Chinese Engineering Academy. He is a fellow of the Institute of Civil Engineers in the UK. His expertise is mainly on analysis and design of composite structures.