Seismic behavior of wood-framed structures with viscous fluid dampers

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 451-482

  Symans, Michael D ^a   Cofer, William F ^b   Du, Ying ^b   Fridley, Kenneth J ^c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR WALLS; STRAIN RATE; VISCOUS FLOW; WOODEN CONSTRUCTION;

INELASTIC STRAIN ENERGY; VISCOUS FLUID DAMPERS;

FLUID MECHANICS;

CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRAIN ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTIC FLUID; WOOD;

EID: 2942694222     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1731616     Document Type: Article

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