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 …

Structural pounding has been observed in many previous earthquakes due to insufficient
gap commonly provided between adjacent structures. The collisions usually generate large …

Mutual pounding between structures during earthquakes may cause serious structural
damage. The aim of this paper is to show the results of a shaking table experimental study …

Past earthquakes have revealed detrimental effects of pounding on the seismic performance
of conventional fixed-supported buildings, ranging from light local damage to more severe …

The reports after earthquakes indicate that earthquake-induced pounding between
insufficiently separated structures, or their parts, may cause substantial damage or even …

Investigations of past and recent earthquake damage have illustrated that the building
structures are vulnerable to severe damage and/or collapse during moderate to strong …

Pounding of structures occurs when two or more structures are within proximity subjected to
extensive lateral loading leading to a collision of structures. The pounding effect can be …

During various recent earthquakes, namely Mexico 1985, Northridge 1994 and Kobe 1995,
pounding between adjacent buildings has induced their total or partial structural collapse …

The main objective of this paper is to provide information to structural engineers on how to
consider and mitigate the phenomenon of pounding between adjacent structures during …

Building pounding damages observed in the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake are
described in this paper. The extent and severity of pounding damage is presented based on …