Seismic performance of concentrically braced steel frames in multistory buildings with mass irregularity

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1363-1375

  Tremblay, Robert ^a   Poncet, Laure ^a  

^a ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bracing; Buildings, multistory; Earthquakes; Seismic design; Steel frames; Weight

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STEEL STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TALL BUILDINGS;

BRACING; BUILDINGS, MULTISTOREY; SEISMIC DESIGN; STEEL FRAMES; WEIGHT;

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

EID: 27644593756     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2005)131:9(1363)     Document Type: Article

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