Comparison of Two Mechanics-Based Methods for Simplified Structural Analysis in Vulnerability Assessment

Analytical vulnerability assessment methods should ideally be validated or verified by comparing their damage predictions with actual observed damage data. However, there are a number of difficulties related to the comparison of analytical damage predictions with observed damage; for example, there...

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Main Authors: H. Crowley, B. Borzi, R. Pinho, M. Colombi, M. Onida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2008-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2008/438379