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STEEL BUILDING DAMAGE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE 22-2011 NEW ZEALAND - LiviuM - 08-03-2011

Found these on the internet, they seem very interesting, so I thought to share them:
Article: STEEL BUILDING DAMAGE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE 22-2011 NEW ZEALAND
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More information regardin the response spectra:
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That high amplification in second 1 looks very frightening. I thought that as the modal period increases the amplification lowers. This is all wrong.


RE: STEEL BUILDING DAMAGE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE 22-2011 NEW ZEALAND - LiviuM - 08-04-2011

More info can be found on:
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RE: STEEL BUILDING DAMAGE CHRISTCHURCH EARTHQUAKE 22-2011 NEW ZEALAND - iceman84 - 08-04-2011

An interesting comparison is between the response spectra from the aSeptember 2010 earthquake and the response spectra from the February 2011 earthquake.