Seismic Code Improvements Based on Recorded Motions of Buildings During Earthquakes

by Anil K. Chopra, Rakesh K. Goel, and Juan Carlos De la Llera

Chopra, Anil K., Rakesh K. Goel, and Juan Carlos De la Llera (1998). Seismic Code Improvements Based on Recorded Motions of Buildings During Earthquakes. SMIP98 Seminar on Utilization of Strong-Motion Data, p. 135 - 154.

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Abstract

Summarized in this paper are the results of two recent investigations utilizing recorded motions of buildings to develop improvements in two aspects of seismic code provisions for buildings: (1) fundamental vibration period formulas, and (2) accidental torsion.