Lessons learned from the Northridge earthquake

Engineering Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 4-6, 1998, Pages 249-260

  Miller, Duane K ^a  

^a LINCOLN ELECTRIC CO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ductility; Seismic design; Welded connections

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; EARTHQUAKES; FRACTURE; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; WELDED STEEL STRUCTURES; WELDS;

SPECIAL MOMENT RESISTING FRAME; WELDED CONNECTION;

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

NORTHRIDGE EARTHQUAKE 1994; SEISMIC DESIGN; WELDED CONNECTIONS;

EID: 0032055091     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00031-X     Document Type: Article

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