Earthquake ductility and overstrength in residential structures

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 361-382

  Gad, E F ^a   Chandler, A M ^b   Duffield, C F ^a   Hutchinson, G L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; HOUSES; STEEL; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EARTHQUAKE LOADING; OVERSTRENGTH; SEISMIC DESIGN;

LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES;

EID: 0033212467     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.1999.8.4.361     Document Type: Article

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