Shaking table testing of an existing masonry building: assessment and improvement of the seismic performance

This paper aims to assess and improve the seismic performance of an existing masonry building with flexible floors, representative of a Portuguese building typology—‘gaioleiro’ buildings. The study involved seismic tests and dynamic identification tests of two models (nonstrengthened and strengthened)...

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Main Author: Mendes, N. (author)
Other Authors: Lourenço, Paulo B. (author), Costa, Alfredo Campos (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27588
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/27588