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

Figure 6

Two structures using the modified Kelvin model and the Kelvin model to consider the pounding of the third story. (a) Velocity histories of the left structure. (b) Velocity histories of the right structure. (c) Pounding force comparison curve.

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