Seismic Performance Assessment of a Conventional Multi-storey Building

Abstract Recent earthquakes have revealed that conventional seismic design philosophy allows for large levels of nonstructural damage. Nonstructural earthquake damage results in extensive repair costs and lengthy functional disruptions, as nonstructural systems comprise the majority of building inve...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Marcantonio Del Gobbo, Martin S. Williams, Anthony Blakeborough
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2017-08-01
Series:International Journal of Disaster Risk Science
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13753-017-0134-9