Analysis of Buckled and Pre-bent Columns Used as Vibration Isolators

Vibrations resulting from earthquakes, machinery, or unanticipated shocks may be very damaging and costly to structures. To avoid such damage, designers need a structural system that can dissipate the energy caused by these vibrations. Using elastically buckled struts may be a viable means to reduce...

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Main Author: Sidbury, Jenny Elizabeth
Other Authors: Civil Engineering
Format: Others
Published: Virginia Tech 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/9641
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12122003-123751