Effect of piles on the seismic response of mosques minarets

Minarets seismic behavior is not similar to other known structures, because of their unique characteristics such as slenderness, shape, and supporting system. This study is devoted to investigate pile foundation effects on minarets dynamic response. An advanced finite element models were employed to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mohamed Ahmed Abdel-Motaal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Ain Shams Engineering Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090447913000622