The pounding between adjacent buildings can cause both architectural and structural
damages. The paper presents some aspects related to the Vrancea seismic motions pattern …

Earthquake-induced pounding was experienced in many previous earthquakes and it was
found to be a critical issue. This study investigates the effect of pounding between buildings …

It has been observed during earthquakes that adjacent building, or bridge segments, might
come into contact if the separation distance between them is not sufficient so as to …

Historical buildings in seismically active regions are severely damaged by earthquakes,
since they certainly were not designed by the original builders to withstand seismic effects …

Structures built next to each other in congested cities are likely to pound on each other
during strong ground shaking caused by earthquakes. The main objective of this study is to …

The phenomenon of pounding that occurs during earthquakes for adjacent buildings may
cause severe damage to the structure and may cause a complete collapse of the structure …

Adjacent buildings subjected to seismic excitations collide against each other when the
separation distance is not large enough to accommodate the displacement response of the …

Structural pounding between adjacent, insufficiently separated buildings, or bridge
segments, has been repeatedly observed during seismic excitations. Such earthquake …

The pounding between adjacent buildings in city blocks due to earthquakes is investigated
through numerical simulations. The buildings are idealized as a series of lumped mass …

Pounding or collisions between adjacent buildings occur as a result of building lateral
vibrations during strong ground shaking. Pounding creates additional forces and causes …