The non-stationary cross-correlation coefficients in the seismic analysis of MDOF structural systems

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 2289-2299

  Falsone, Giovanni ^a   Neri, Fabio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Non stationary CQC rule; Short duration earthquakes; Time dependent cross correlation coefficients

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKES; SEISMOLOGY; WHITE NOISE;

SEISMIC EXCITATIONS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0344082180     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.319     Document Type: Article

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