DISPLACEMENT-BASED SEISMIC DESIGN
DISPLACEMENT-BASED SEISMIC DESIGN
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CHAPTER 8<br />
MASONRY BUILDINGS<br />
This chapter essentially deals with unreinforced, or very<br />
lightly reinforced buildings, such as are used extensively in<br />
Europe and Central and South America. Displacementbased<br />
design is a much more rational way of designing such<br />
structures than current force-based approaches. Coupling<br />
between walls by floor slabs and spandrels is rationally<br />
considered with an innovative design approach<br />
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