Initiation of motion of a free-standing body to base excitation.

This study is concerned with the conditions for the initiation of various modes of response of a free-standing rigid body, initially at rest, placed on a frictional horizontal base which undergoes earthquake-like accelerations in both the horizontal and vertical directions. These conditions are deri...

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Published in:Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics. 36, 10 (2007).
Main Author: Tung, C.C
Format: Article
Language:English
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