| Abstract: | The recorded responses of an Anchorage, Alaska, building during four significant earthquakes that occurred in 2002 are studied. Two earthquakes, including the 3 November 2002 M7.9 Denali fault earthquake, with epicenters approximately 275 km from the building, generated long trains of long-period (>1 s) surface waves. The other two smaller earthquakes occurred at subcrustal depths practically beneath Anchorage and produced higher frequency motions. These two pairs of earthquakes have different impacts on the response of the building. Higher modes are more pronounced in the building response during the smaller nearby events. The building responses indicate that the close-coupling of translational and torsional modes causes a significant beating effect. It is also possible that there is some resonance occurring due to the site frequency being close to the structural frequency. Identification of dynamic characteristics and behavior of buildings can provide important lessons for future earthquake-resistant designs and retrofit of existing buildings. ?? 2004, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. |
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| ProdID: | 70026926 |
| Citation Author: | Celebi, M. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Earthquake Spectra |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | Response of a 14-story Anchorage, Alaska, building in 2002 to two close earthquakes and two distant Denali fault earthquakes; 2004; Article; Journal; Earthquake Spectra; Celebi, M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 693 |
| Citation Volume: | 20 |
| Citation Year: | 2004 |
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| Text: | Response of a 14-story Anchorage, Alaska, building in 2002 to two close earthquakes and two distant Denali fault earthquakes; 2004; Article; Journal; Earthquake Spectra; Celebi, M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1193/1.1779291 |
| Date Other: | Thu, 1 Jan 2004 00:00 -0600 |
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