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Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America; April 1941; v. 31; no. 2; p. 151-171
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A mechanical analyzer for the prediction of earthquake stresses*

M. A. BIOT

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY,, NEW YORK, N. Y.

Abstract

THE EARTHQUAKE stresses in a structure are generally greater than those which would be produced by a constant acceleration equal to the maximum value reached during the earthquake; there is an amplification due to resonance. This effect depends on the period of the structure and is measured by a function of the period, designated here as the spectrum of the earthquake. A mechanical analyzer is described by which the spectrum curves for several strong-motion earthquakes have been plotted. It is shown how the spectrum can be used for the evaluation of earthquake stresses in complicated structures, and the particular example is treated of a multistory building with an elastic first story.

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* Manuscript received for publication September 4, 1940.




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