Potential for structural failure in the seismic near field

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 129, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 927-934

  Roberts, Matthew W ^a,b   Lutes, Loren D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN PLATTEVILLE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beams; Earthquakes; Model analysis; Response spectra; Seismic design; Structural analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRACK INITIATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MODAL ANALYSIS; SEISMIC WAVES; STEEL CONSTRUCTION; STRAIN RATE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); WAVE PROPAGATION;

VIBRATIONAL MODES;

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0041739071     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2003)129:8(927)     Document Type: Article

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