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Effects of Torsional and Rocking Excitations on the Response of Structures

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Earthquake Source Asymmetry, Structural Media and Rotation Effects

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Trifunac, M.D. (2006). Effects of Torsional and Rocking Excitations on the Response of Structures. In: Teisseyre, R., Majewski, E., Takeo, M. (eds) Earthquake Source Asymmetry, Structural Media and Rotation Effects. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-31337-0_39

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