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It was also able to effectively represent the cracking pattern both inside and at the boundary of the wall. It also showed the ability to brace the frame both diagonally and as a short column.","The studies that were done pointed to the inadequacy of some of the most common assumptions made with regard to a frame-infill-wall system. The size of the initial separation between the frame and wall may be the principal factor in determining the behavior of the system while a combination of the initial frequency, gap size, and wall strength may be the second most important condition.","Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-15T20:35:58Z (GMT). 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