How safe are pre-Northridge WSMFs? A case study of the SAC Los Angeles nine-story building

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 765-789

  Maison, Bruce F ^a   Bonowitz, David ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE; MODELING; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SAFETY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STEEL STRUCTURE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0008288259     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1586071     Document Type: Article

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