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seismic-resistant structure with horizontal and vertical chaining/paths/loads Explanation: Suerte |
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seismic resistant structure with horizontal to verical load transfer Explanation: ...in earthquake resistant deisgn the floors act as a diaphragm transferring the seismic force to the vertical members, (columns and shear walls), which inturn carries the load to the ground.... Basically, a diaphragm acts as a horizontal I-beam. ... and pictures concerning the basics of earthquake resistant design (will open a new window). ... mceer.buffalo.edu/infoservice/faqs/bsdesign.asp |
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earthquake-resistant structure with horizontal and vertical load paths Explanation: Over 10,000 Google hits for "earthquake resistant structure", including: http://www.answers.com/topic/earthquake-resistant-structure http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=2156185 http://www.atcouncil.org/pdfs/bp3a.pdf http://books.google.cl/books?id=mHofQq9M2g4C&pg=PA105&lpg=PA... |
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