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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Seismic Effects"”.
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Seismic effects of the Caloris basin impact, Mercury
… plausibly formed as a consequence of focused seismic waves generated by the massive impact event. In this paper, we revisit the antipodal seismic focusing effects of the Caloris impact by developing physically consistent structure models for Mercury and parameterized seismic source models for …
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Seismic assessment strategies for masonry structures
… are vulnerable to earthquakes, but their seismic assessment remains a challenge. This dissertation develops and improves several strategies to better understand the behavior of masonry structures under seismic loading, and to determine their safety. The primary focus is on historic arched …
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Sacrificial bearing components for quasi-isolated response of bridges subject to high-magnitude, low-probability seismic hazard
Bridges in low- to moderate-seismic zones, such as Mid-America, commonly employ elastomeric expansion bearings to accommodate service-level thermal deformations in the superstructure. Any potentially beneficial effect of these bearings during seismic loading is typically ignored, and the …
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Large-Scale Cyclic and Hybrid Simulation Testing and Development of a Controlled-Rocking Steel Building System with Replaceable Fuses
… engineering practice utilize inelasticity in the seismic force resisting system to dissipate seismic energy and protect against collapse. Inelasticity in conventional structures can lead to structural damage distributed throughout the building and permanent drifts after the earthquake motion …
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Development and experimental validation of self-centering buckling-restrained braces with shape memory alloy
… significant structural damage to dissipate the seismic energy. The structural damage and the residual drift that may result from the inelastic response can make a building difficult, if not financially unreasonable, to repair after an earthquake. As a result, development of systems that return …