Theoretical and Experimental Study of the Pounding Response for Adjacent Inelastic MDOF Structures Based on Dimensional Analysis

Figure 13

Displacement and acceleration histories of the top and third floors of the four-story steel frame structures without pounding. (a) Dimensionless displacement histories of the top floor. (b) Dimensionless acceleration histories of the top floor. (c) Dimensionless displacement histories of the third floor. (d) Dimensionless acceleration histories of the third floor.

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