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Importance of Measured Full-Scale Building Response in the Computer Modeling of Buildings 

Importance of Measured Full-Scale Building Response in the Computer Modeling of Buildings

by Gary Hart

Hart, Gary (1997). Importance of Measured Full-Scale Building Response in the Computer Modeling of Buildings. SMIP97 Seminar on Utilization of Strong-Motion Data, p. 89 - 110.

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Abstract

This paper presents a perspective on the importance of developing accurate computer models of constructed buildings and the role that measured earthquake response records play in advancing this area of structural engineering research and practice.