Abstract: Unlike conventional seismic design, the columns of a rocking frame are designed to uplift and pivot during earthquake excitation. This paper investigates, analytically and numerically, the seismic response of a rocking ...

Abstract: Unreinforced masonry structures, particularly façade walls, are seismically vulnerable due to their weak connections with adjacent walls, floors, and/or roofs. During an earthquake, such walls formulate local mechanisms ...