Formulation of design eccentricity to reduce ductility demand in asymmetric buildings

Engineering Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 857-871

  Ghersi, Aurelio ^a   Paolo Rossi, Pier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asymmetric buildings; Design criteria; Inelastic response

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DUCTILITY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ELASTICITY; MODAL ANALYSIS;

ASYMMETRIC BUILDINGS; DESIGN ECCENTRICITY;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ASYMMETRY; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0342657124     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(98)00064-9     Document Type: Article

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