An Approach for the Response of Buildings Subjected to Impact Load after Soft-Story Failure due to Earthquake Excitation
The soft-story failure is one of the most typical types of damage observed in buildings during earthquakes. The failure of an intermediate soft story of a structure results in large impact loading acting on the lower floors due to the fall of the upper stories. The aim of the present paper is to stu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2013-01-01
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Series: | Shock and Vibration |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-130776 |