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Title
Earthquake Engineering Research at Berkeley, 1988.
File
PB91210864.pdf
Source
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., November 1988, 203 p.
Identifying Number(s)
UCB/EERC-88/17
Abstract
Contents: Seismic Response of a Nine-Story Steel Frame with Friction Damped Cross-Bracing; Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis with Improved Source Source Modeling; Use of ARMA Models for the Investigation of Earthquake-Induced Damage Mechanisms in Structures; Ductility Based Structural Design; Earthquake Simulator Testing of a Concentrically Braced Steel Structure; Effect of Initial Conditions and Computational Algorithm on Long Period Response Spectra; Shaking Table Evaluation of Strong Motion Data Processing Techniques; Prediction of the Inelastic Response of Torsionally Coupled Systems Subjected to Earthquake Excitation; Earthquake Simulator Testing of Cylindrical Water Tanks in Base Isolated Structures; Soil-Structure Interaction: Correlation of Field Test Results with Analytical Predictions; Earthquake Response of Asymmetric Frame Buildings; and Evaluation of an Improved Code-Type Procedure for Preliminary Design.
Keywords
Seismic waves; Damage; Pitch; Damping; Mathematical models; Hazards; Ductility; Soil structure; Earthquake resistant structures; Buildings; Meetings; Structural steels; Design criteria; Seiders; Friction; Gravity dams; Dynamic response; Elastic properties; Hi-rise buildings; Interactions; Earthquakes