Seismic performance of low-rise wood buildings

Lawrence A. Soltis; Robert H. Falk

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Seismic performance of low-rise wood buildings

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Authors:

Lawrence A. Soltis, Robert H. Falk

Year:

1992

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Forest Products Laboratory

Source:

Shock and vibration digest. Vol. 24, no. 12 (Dec. 1992): Pages 3-6

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Abstract

This article updates a previous literature review paper on the performance of woodframe buildings during earthquakes and summarizes recent research related to understanding seismic behavior of low-rise wood buildings.

Keywords

Wood-framed buildings, seismic behavior, earthquakes, wooden buildings

Citation

Soltis, Lawrence A.; Falk, Robert H. 1992. Seismic performance of low-rise wood buildings. Shock and vibration digest. Vol. 24, no. 12 (Dec. 1992): Pages 3-6