An experimental study of nominally symmetric and asymmetric structures isolated with the FPS

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 891-918

  De la Llera, Juan C ^a   Almazán, José L ^a  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FRICTION; TORSIONAL STRESS;

FRICTIONAL PENDULUM SYSTEMS (FPS);

EARTHQUAKES;

EARTHQUAKE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TORSION;

EID: 0038664381     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.254     Document Type: Article

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