Seismic response of building frames with vertical structural irregularities

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 30-40

  Valmundsson, Eggert V ^a,b   Nau, James M ^b,c  

^a VST Consulting Engrs   (Iceland)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

^c ASCE ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; DUCTILITY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ELASTIC MODULI; FLOORS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FLOOR MASS RATIOS; MASS IRREGULARITY; MAXIMUM DUCTILITY DEMANDS; SHEAR FORCES; UNIFORM BUILDING CODES (UBC); VERTICAL STRUCTURAL IRREGULARITIES;

STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

BUILDING CODE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0030904287     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(asce)0733-9445(1997)123:1(30)     Document Type: Article

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