Linearization and first-order expansion of the rocking motion of rigid blocks stepping on viscoelastic foundation

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1065-1080

  Palmeri, Alessandro ^a   Makris, Nicos ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Equivalent linearization; First order expansion; Non linear dynamics; Overturning; Rocking; Seismic stability; Uplifting

Indexed keywords

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FOUNDATIONS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; LINEARIZATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

FIRST-ORDER EXPANSION; OVERTURNING; STATIC CONFIGURATION; UPLIFTING;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EIGENVALUE; FOUNDATION; GROUND MOTION; LINEARITY; NONLINEARITY; OVERTURN; STABILITY ANALYSIS; STRONG MOTION; UPLIFT; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 43749118417     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: 10969845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.799     Document Type: Article

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