Design and validation of innovative earthquake resilient fused structures

Recent earthquakes worldwide have shown that even countries with modern building codes suffer significant structural damages after a strong earthquake shaking. The issue lies in the design philosophy that earthquake energy is absorbed through inelastic deformation of structural components. This crea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tung, Dorian Peng
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/61254