Performance of asymmetric code-designed buildings for serviceability and ultimate limit states

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 717-735

  Chandler, A M ^a   Duan, X N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Earthquakes; Elastic; Inelastic; Response; Torsion

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ELASTICITY; PERFORMANCE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TORSIONAL STRESS;

FORCE REDUCTION FACTOR; SEISMIC GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC TORSIONAL RESPONSE; SERVICEABILITY; ULTIMATE LIMIT STATE;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE;

SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TORSION;

EID: 0031195063     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9845(199707)26:7<717::AID-EQE672>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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