A design-oriented approach to strength distribution in single-story asymmetric systems with elements having strength-dependent stiffness

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 197-212

  Myslimaj, Bujar ^a   Tso, Wai K ^b  

^a ROWAN WILLIAMS DAVIES AND IRWIN INC   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TORSIONAL STRESS;

LATERAL FORCE RESISTING ELEMENTS; STRENGTH ALLOCATION; STRENGTH DISTRIBUTION;

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 16244385627     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1854152     Document Type: Article

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