Sensitivity of earthquake-toppled columns to small changes in ground motion and geometry

Israel Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 309-326

  Hinzen, Klaus G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 84856628864     PISSN: 00212164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1560/IJES.58.3-4.309     Document Type: Article

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