Seismic behavior of blocky masonry structures

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 337-365

  Azevedo, João ^a   Sincraian, Gabriela ^a   Lemos, J V ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION;

BLOCKY MASONRY STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034187195     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1586116     Document Type: Article

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