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The document analyzes the dynamic response of eight-story shear buildings subjected to earthquake excitation. Two classes of buildings are considered: stiff buildings with a 0.5 second period and flexible buildings with a 2.0 second period. The study examines the effect of introducing a "soft" or yielding first story, with the yield force level in the first story reduced by factors of 0.7, 0.5, 0.3 and 0.1 compared to the other stories. The results show that for the first story to effectively protect the up
- Author
- Zobair Rabbani
- Language
- EN