Determination of seismic design forces by equivalent static load method

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 287-307

  Humar, JagMohan ^a   Mahgoub, Mohamed A ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Base shear adjustment factors; Distribution of base shear; Equivalent static load procedure; Higher mode effects; Overturning moment adjustment factors; Seismic design base shear; Uniform hazard spectrum

Indexed keywords

BUILDING CODES; EARTHQUAKES; HAZARDS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

SEISMIC DESIGN;

CIVIL ENGINEERING;

BUILDING CODE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; LOADING; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC HAZARD; SHEAR; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

CANADA;

EID: 0041352985     PISSN: 03151468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/l02-067     Document Type: Article

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