Dynamic behaviour of a modern bell tower - A case study

Engineering Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1085-1092

  Ivorra, Salvador ^a   Pallarés, Francisco J ^b   Adam, Jose M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bell forces; Bell tower; Dynamic amplification factor; Natural frequencies; Numerical model

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BELLS; BUILDINGS; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; NUMERICAL METHODS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BELL TOWER; DYNAMIC AMPLIFICATION FACTOR; DYNAMIC BEHAVIOURS; DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS; DYNAMIC PROBLEMS; GEOMETRICAL SHAPES; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUMERICAL STUDIES; STEEL TRUSS;

TOWERS;

AMPLIFICATION; BUILDING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RESPONSE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 63149132019     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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