Static vs. modal analysis of asymmetric buildings: Effectiveness of dynamic eccentricity formulations

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 219-231

  Calderoni, Bruno ^a   D'Aveni, Antonino ^a   Ghersi, Aurelio ^a   Rinaldi, Zila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUCTILITY; EARTHQUAKES; MODAL ANALYSIS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SEISMIC WAVES; STIFFNESS;

IRREGULAR BUILDINGS;

TROPICAL BUILDINGS;

ASYMMETRY; BUILDING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DISPLACEMENT; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; ECCENTRICITY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; NUMERICAL MODEL; STRONG MOTION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 0036587064     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1494085     Document Type: Article

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