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by F. Naeim
Naeim, F. (1996). Performance of 20 Extensively-Instrumented Buildings During the 1994 Northridge Earthquake. SMIP96
Seminar on Seismological and Engineering Implications of Recent Strong-Motion Data, p. 19 - 36.
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Abstract
In the aftermath of the January 17,1994 Northridge earthquake hundreds of strong ground motion and building response
accelerograms were retrieved from stations throughout the greater Los Angeles basin. Particularly important among the
building response records were the data obtained from instrumented buildings which experienced relatively large ground
motions. This paper provides a summary of the results obtained from an elaborate two-year project which included
inspection of the buildings, damage assessment, performance evaluations. The forces, displacements, and dynamic
characteristics interpreted from recorded data are contrasted with those suggested by building codes. Key response
parameters and characteristics of each building are studied and where necessary observations are provided which may be
used to improve future editions of the building codes.
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