The response of adjacent buildings in city blocks to several strong earthquakes is analysed,
taking into account the mutual collisions, or pounding, resulting from insufficient or non …

Earthquake-induced structural pounding may result in considerable damage or even
collapse of colliding structures during severe ground motions. The aim of the paper is to …

A simplified model of several adjacent buildings in a block is used to study the pounding of
such buildings due to strong earthquakes. Considerable structural damage and even some …

The use of collision shear walls (bumper‐type), acting transversely to the side subject to
pounding, as a measure to minimize damage of reinforced concrete buildings in contact, is …

The effect of different structures configurations on the collision between adjacent planar RC
building frames subjected to strong earthquakes is examined in this paper. Two 5‐storey …

Two‐storey‐building frames have been designed and built in an effort to investigate the
pounding phenomenon of adjacent buildings during earthquakes. Static tests have been first …

Numerous urban seismic vulnerability studies have recognized pounding between adjacent
structures as one of the main risks for neighbouring buildings due to the restricted …

The reports after major earthquakes indicate that the earthquake-induced pounding
between insufficiently separated buildings may lead to significant damage or even total …

A three-dimensional model is developed for the simulation of the pounding response of two
or more adjacent buildings during earthquakes. The contact-impact problem is treated by the …

The influence of the structural pounding on the ductility requirements and the seismic
behaviour of reinforced concrete structures designed to EC2 and EC8 with non‐equal …