Torsional motion of buildings during earthquakes. I. Elastic response

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 898-916

  Humar, J L ^a   Kumar, P ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidental torsion; Design for torsion; Earthquake response; Elastic torsional response; Natural torsion

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ELASTICITY; TORSIONAL STRESS;

ELASTIC TORSIONAL RESPONSE;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BUILDING; DESIGN; EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE; TORSION;

EID: 0032194615     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l98-031     Document Type: Article

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