Finite element formulations and theoretical study for variable curvature friction pendulum system

Engineering Structures

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1719-1730

  Tsai, C S ^a   Chiang, Tsu Cheng ^a   Chen, Bo Jen ^a  

^a FENG CHIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Base isolation; Finite element formulations; Structural control; VCFPS

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; FRICTION; MOTION ESTIMATION; SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

ISOLATED STRUCTURES;

PENDULUMS;

DAMPING; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC ISOLATION;

EID: 0242406959     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(03)00151-2     Document Type: Article

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