Rocking response of free-standing blocks under cycloidal pulses

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 473-483

  Zhang, Jian ^a   Makris, Nicos ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; FREQUENCIES; FRICTION;

CYCLOIDAL PULSES;

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING;

GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0035338143     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2001)127:5(473)     Document Type: Article

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