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Record Nr.

UNINA9910299452903321

Autore

Jankowski Robert

Titolo

Earthquake-Induced Structural Pounding / / by Robert Jankowski, Sayed Mahmoud

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2015

ISBN

3-319-16324-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2015.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (168 p.)

Collana

GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences, , 2190-5193

Disciplina

550

526.1

Soggetti

Geophysics

Geotechnical engineering

Engineering geology

Engineering—Geology

Foundations

Hydraulics

Geophysics/Geodesy

Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences

Geoengineering, Foundations, Hydraulics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Modelling of Structural Pounding -- Pounding between Buildings -- Pounding between Bridge Segments -- Mitigation of Pounding Effects -- Design of Structures Prone to Pounding.

Sommario/riassunto

This books analyzes different approaches to modeling earthquake-induced structural pounding and shows the results of the studies on collisions between buildings and between bridge segments during ground motions. Aspects related to the mitigation of pounding effects as well as the design of structures prone to pounding are also discussed.  Earthquake-induced structural pounding between insufficiently separated buildings, and between bridge segments, has been repeatedly observed during ground motions. The reports after earthquakes indicate that it may result in limited local damage in the case of moderate seismic events, or in considerable destruction or even



the collapse of colliding structures during severe ground motions. Pounding in buildings is usually caused by the differences in dynamic properties between structures, which make them vibrate out-of-phase under seismic excitation. In contrast, in the case of longer bridge structures, it is more often the seismic wave propagation effect that induces collisions between superstructure segments during earthquakes.