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Lateral displacements due to earthquake loading are a limit state in design of building structures. After Loma Prieta (1989), Mexico (1985), Northridge (1994), Kobe (1995 [...]
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In past earthquakes in Peru and worldwide it has been observed that soft story irregularity in building structures represents a serious hazard for its integrity and stabi [...]
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In performance based design multiple design level earthquakes are required as well as structural performance levels and design objectives. To apply these criteria both va [...]
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Seismic analysis and design of reinforced concrete structures are performed based on linear response, however it is universally accepted that under severe earthquakes ine [...]
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On August 15, 2007 an 8.0 Mw magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific coast of central Peru. Widespread destruction over a 300km diameter area was recorded, thousands of d [...]
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