Seismic design of acceleration-sensitive non-structural elements in New Zealand: State-of-practice and recommended changes

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Seismic design of acceleration-sensitive non-structural elements in New Zealand: State-of-practice and recommended changes

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Acceleration-sensitive non-structural elements not only constitute a significant portion of a building’s component inventory, but also comprise components and systems that are indispensable to the operational continuity of essential facilities. In New Zealand, Section 08 of the seismic loadings standard, NZS 1170.5: Earthquake Actions, and a dedicated standard, NZS 4219: Seismic Performance of Engineering Systems in Buildings, address the seismic design of non-structural elements. This paper ...

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2021

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Rashid M / Sullivan T / Dhakal, Rajesh

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https://hdl.handle.net/10092/102340

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Engineering / Civil engineering / Earthquake engineering / Construction engineering / Built environment and design / Building / Building science, technologies and systems

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