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Effect of Mainshock-Aftershock Sequences on Woodframe Building Damage Fragilities
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Although aftershocks have the potential to cause severe damage to buildings and threaten life safety, their effect in seismic risk analysis is not explicitly accounted for in modern building design codes, nor in emerging ...
Quantifying Changes in Structural Design Needed to Account for Aftershock Hazard
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Aftershocks have the potential to cause severe damage to buildings and threaten life following a major earthquake. However, their effect on seismic hazards is not explicitly accounted for in modern building design codes, ...