Seismic response of current RC buildings in Nepal: A comparative analysis of different design/construction

Engineering Structures

Volumn 49, Issue , 2013, Pages 284-294

  Chaulagain, H ^a   Rodrigues, H ^a   Jara, J ^b   Spacone, E ^c   Varum, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MICHOACANA DE SAN NICOLÁS DE HIDALGO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Current construction practice; Non liner analysis; RC buildings; Seismic codes; Structural vulnerability

Indexed keywords

CURRENT CONSTRUCTION; NON-LINER ANALYSIS; RC BUILDINGS; SEISMIC CODE; STRUCTURAL VULNERABILITY;

CONCRETE BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

BUILDING CODES;

BUILDING CODE; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

NEPAL;

EID: 84871642872     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.10.036     Document Type: Article

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