1988/04/01 by Stavros A. Anagnostopoulos · 6 citations
Engineering · Environmental Science · #Masonry and Concrete Structural Analysis #Seismic Performance and Analysis #Wind and Air Flow Studies
paper · doi:10.1002/eqe.4290160311
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Abstract A simplified model of several adjacent buildings in a block is used to study the pounding of such buildings due to strong earthquakes. Considerable structural damage and even some collapses have sometimes been attributed to this effect. Each structure is modelled as a S.D.O.F. system and pounding is simulated using impact elements. A parametric investigation of this problem shows that the end structures experience almost always substantial increases in their response while for ‘interior’ structures the opposite often happens. This may explain why high percentages of corner buildings have collapsed in some earthquakes.