The applicability of the N2 method to the estimation of torsional effects in asymmetric base-isolated buildings

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 867-886

  Koren, David ^a   Kilar, Vojko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric buildings; Base isolation; Extended N2 method; Pushover analysis; Seismic analysis; Torsion

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); MODEL STRUCTURES; NONMETALLIC BEARINGS; SEISMOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

ASYMMETRIC BUILDINGS; BASE ISOLATION; EXTENDED N2 METHOD; PUSHOVER ANALYSIS; SEISMIC ANALYSIS; TORSION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

BUILDING; DISPLACEMENT; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; SEISMIC ISOLATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TORSION;

EID: 79956142937     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: 10969845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.1064     Document Type: Article

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