On the dynamic response of rigid body as
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R. H. Allen; I. J. Oppenheim; A. R. Parker; J. Bielak
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Article
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1986
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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This paper examines dynamic response of a type of structural system that exhibits a significant degree of rigid body motion during earthquakes. An assembly of two-dimensional rigid prisms subjected to self-imposed kinematic constraints is chosen as a representative model for this type of structure.