Abstract:When reinforced concrete (RC) frames undergo progressive collapse, the boundary constraint conditions of the failed region can affect the structural resistance mechanism. To investigate the influence of peripheral structural constraints on the progressive collapse fragility of regular RC frames, a fragility analysis method was employed to assess the progressive collapse resistance of typical regular RC frames. The fragility curves and robustness indicators of regular RC frames under different failure scenarios of internal and edge columns were systematically analyzed. The results showed that: (1) when different internal columns or edge columns on the top floor of the structure were removed, the peripheral structural constraints had significant effects on the progressive collapse fragility of the RC frames. On other stories, due to the presence of multiple alternative load paths in the upper structure, the progressive collapse fragility curves under the removal of different internal and edge columns were relatively similar. (2) Compared to edge column removal scenarios, the peripheral structural constraints had a more significant impact on the progressive collapse fragility under internal column removal scenarios. (3) On the top floor of the structure, the stronger the peripheral structural constraints were, the stronger the robustness of the RC frames against progressive collapse under the column removal scenario became. When the peripheral structure around the removed column encompassed more than two spans, the differences in progressive collapse fragility caused by different constraints became relatively small. (4) When member cross-sections were consistent, the total number of stories in the structure had little effect on the constraining effects of peripheral structure.