Numerical prediction of the earthquake response of classical columns using the distinct element method

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1699-1717

  Papantonopoulos, C ^a,c   Psycharis, I N ^a   Papastamatiou, D Y ^a   Lemos, J V ^b   Mouzakis, H P ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^c National Technical University of Athens ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Ancient monuments; Classical columns; Distinct discrete element method; Earthquake response; Multi drum columns

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; RESTORATION;

MULTI-DRUM MARBLE MODELS;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

COLUMN; DISTINCT ELEMENT METHOD; EARTHQUAKE; MONUMENT; NUMERICAL METHOD; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0036720278     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.185     Document Type: Article

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