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CEE 611 Earthquake Engineering Class 4
CEE 611 Earthquake Engineering Class 4
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Some example time histories:
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Illustration of the response spectrum:
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(5) Energy absorbed by stress waves as they travel through materials. This material
damping causes ground motion amplitudes to decrease exponentially with R
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For a more complete list, please refer to the handout “AttenuationRelations” provided with
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