Open AccessArchitectural detailing for earthquake movement
Author(s) -
S. William Toomath
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
bulletin of the new zealand society for earthquake engineering/nzsee quarterly bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.917
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 2324-1543
pISSN - 1174-9857
DOI - 10.5459/bnzsee.1.1.23-29
Subject(s) - infill , movement (music) , structural engineering , frame (networking) , distortion (music) , geology , engineering , forensic engineering , mechanical engineering , amplifier , philosophy , cmos , electronic engineering , aesthetics
In the design of the six buildings for the Wellington Teachers College an attempt was made to devise details which would avoid the imposing of distortion stresses on non-structural infill elements, resulting from deflections of the concrete structural frame during earthquakes.