Seismic torsional provisions: Influence on element energy dissipation

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 122, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 494-500

  Chandler, Adrian M ^a   Correnza, Joseph C ^b   Hutchinson, Graham L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; DEFORMATION; DUCTILITY; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS; TORSIONAL STRESS;

ENERGY DISSIPATION INDEX; EQUIVALENT HYSTERETIC DUCTILITY; FLEXIBLE EDGE ELEMENT; INELASTIC DAMAGE EFFECTS; INELASTIC RESPONSE; LATERAL RESTRAINING ELEMENTS; SEISMIC TORSIONAL PROVISIONS; TORSIONALLY UNBALANCED SYSTEMS; UNIFORM BUILDING CODE;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0030150747     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1996)122:5(494)     Document Type: Article

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