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Title: Seismic performance of low-rise wood buildings

Author: Soltis, Lawrence A.; Falk, Robert H.

Date: 1992

Source: Shock and vibration digest. Vol. 24, no. 12 (Dec. 1992): Pages 3-6

Description: This article updates a previous literature review paper on the performance of woodframe buildings during earthquakes and summarizes recent research related to understanding seismic behavior of low-rise wood buildings.

Keywords: Wood-framed buildings, seismic behavior, earthquakes, wooden buildings

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Soltis, Lawrence A.; Falk, Robert H.  1992.  Seismic performance of low-rise wood buildings.   Shock and vibration digest. Vol. 24, no. 12 (Dec. 1992): Pages 3-6.