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Modeling of Structures in Seismic Zone

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This chapters describes the general procedure used to model a 3D frame using SAP2000. A ten-storey reinforced concrete building is assumed as case study. Four types of methods of analysis are analyzed for the case study building.

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Cimellaro, G.P., Marasco, S. (2018). Modeling of Structures in Seismic Zone. In: Introduction to Dynamics of Structures and Earthquake Engineering. Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, vol 45. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72541-3_21

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