Study of Wood-Frame Building Records From the Parkfield and San Simeon Earthquakes

Study of Wood-Frame Building Records From the Parkfield and San Simeon Earthquakes

by Daniel Sutoyo and John Hall

Sutoyo, Daniel and John Hall (2006). Study of Wood-Frame Building Records From the Parkfield and San Simeon Earthquakes. SMIP06 Seminar on Utilization of Strong-Motion Data, p. 81 - 100.

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Abstract

In order to develop seismic codes that can effectively mitigate damage to wood-frame construction under seismic activity, the dynamic characteristics of wood-frame buildings must be well understood. Toward this end, this data interpretation project focuses on the dynamic behavior of low-rise wooden shearwall buildings under large seismic motions. The procedure includes determining the modal parameters and extracting hysteretic characteristics from the available records