Seismic Analysis of Woodframe Structures

Download or read book Seismic Analysis of Woodframe Structures written by Bryan Folz and published by . This book was released on 2002-12 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a simple, versatile numerical model that predicts the dynamic characteristics, quasi-static pushover and seismic response of light-frame wood buildings. With this model, the actual 3-dimensional building is degenerated into a a 2-D planar model composed of zero-height shear wall spring elements connecting the floor and roof diaphragms together or to the foundation. The response of the building is defined in terms of only 3-degrees of freedom per floor. This 3-D numerical model has been incorporated into the computer program SAWS: Seismic analysis of woodframe structures.