Hybrid testing and modeling of a suspended zipper steel frame.

An analytical and experimental study has been conducted to evaluate the seismic performance of a three story suspended zipper steel frame. The frame was concentrically braced and had zipper struts to transfer the unbalanced forces induced on the beams due to the buckling of the lower story braces. T...

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Published in:Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics. 39, 2 (2010).
Main Author: Stavridis, Andreas
Format: Article
Language:English
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