Influence of Ductility on the Response of Simple Structures to Earthquake Motions.

Abstract

An estimate is made of the influence of ductility on the ability of steel frame mill buildings to withstand earthquake motions. It appears that the energy dissipation which accompanies ductile action serves to reduce the peak stresses markedly. Ductility also lessens the differences in peak response to random base motions for buildings of this class having nearly the same natural frequencies.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1951
Accession Number
AD0499567

Entities

People

  • L. E. Goodman
  • N. M. Newmark
  • S. L. Pan

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Dissipation
  • Ductility
  • Dynamic Response
  • Earthquakes
  • Frequency
  • Mechanical Waves
  • Modal Analysis
  • Motion
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Explosive Engineering.
  • Materials Science (Mechanical Engineering).