Evaluation and considerations about fundamental periods of damaged reinforced concrete buildings

The aim of this paper is an empirical estimation of the fundamental period of reinforced concrete buildings and its variation due to structural and non-structural damage. The 2009 L'Aquila earthquake has highlighted the mismatch between experimental data and code provisions value not only for u...

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Main Authors: R. Ditommaso, M. Vona, M. R. Gallipoli, M. Mucciarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-07-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.nat-hazards-earth-syst-sci.net/13/1903/2013/nhess-13-1903-2013.pdf