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Citation

TitleExperimental Study and Analytical Prediction of Earthquake Response of a Sliding Isolation System with a Spherical Surface
AuthorsMokha, Anoop; Constantinou, Michalakis; Reinhorn, Andrei
PublicationTechnical Report NCEER-90-0020, National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, SUNY, Buffalo, October 11, 1990.
ObjectivesTo investigate the feasibility of the Friction Pendulum System to isolate buildings with large aspect (height/plan dimension) ratios.

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