Seismic code analysis of multi-storey asymmetric buildings

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 173-185

  Harasimowicz, Anthony P ^a   Goel, Rakesh K ^b,c  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric buildings; Building codes; Earthquake analysis; Plan asymmetry; Seismic codes; Torsion

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TORSIONAL STRESS; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ASYMMETRIC BUILDINGS;

TALL BUILDINGS;

BUILDING CODE; SEISMIC DESIGN;

EID: 0032007703     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9845(199802)27:2<173::AID-EQE724>3.0.CO;2-W     Document Type: Article

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