Seismic response of stone masonry spires: Analytical modeling

Engineering Structures

Volumn 40, Issue , 2012, Pages 556-565

  DeJong, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analytical modeling; Collapse; Earthquakes; Masonry; Rocking; Spire; Structural dynamics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELING; COLLAPSE; MASONRY; ROCKING; SPIRE;

ANALYTICAL MODELS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKES; FORECASTING; LOADING; MODAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

MASONRY MATERIALS;

CONCRETE STRUCTURE; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; MASONRY; RIGIDITY; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 84860747664     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.03.010     Document Type: Article

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