Spectral Assessment of the Effects of Base Flexibility on Seismic Demands of a Structure

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/ace/volume-2016/3984149/figures/3984149.fig.005a.svgz" name="3984149.fig.005a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Idealized loading response for first half cycle</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/ace/volume-2016/3984149/figures/3984149.fig.005b.svgz" name="3984149.fig.005b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Cyclic response</td></tr></table>

<div>Menegotto-Pinto hysteretic loop.</div>

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Figure 5: Spectral Assessment of the Effects of Base Flexibility on Seismic Demands of a Structure 