Experimental seismic study of adjacent buildings with fluid dampers

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 129, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-205

  Yang, Z ^a,b   Xu, Y L ^b   Lu, X L ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Buildings; Damping; Rods; Seismic responses

Indexed keywords

CONNECTORS (STRUCTURAL); DAMPING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STEEL STRUCTURES; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

FLUID DAMPERS; LINKING PATTERN; RODS; SEISMIC RESPONSES;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 10844280781     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2003)129:2(197)     Document Type: Article

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