Optimal drift performance design of base isolated buildings subject to earthquake loads

International Conference on Computer Aided Optimum Design of Structures, OPTI, Proceedings

Volumn 7, Issue , 2001, Pages 369-378

  Zou, X K ^a   Chan, C M ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; EARTHQUAKES; ENERGY DISSIPATION; OPTIMIZATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TOPOLOGY;

BASE ISOLATORS; BUILDING DESIGNS; EARTHQUAKE LOADS; LATERAL DRIFTS;

BUILDING MATERIALS;

EID: 8744226708     PISSN: 14626055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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