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Development and Evaluation of SimplifiedProcedures for Analysis and Design of Buildings
with Passive Energy Dissipation Systems
by
Oscar M. Ramirez, Michael C. Constantinou,Charles A. Kircher, Andrew S. Whittaker,Martin W. Johnson, Juan D. Gomez and
Christis Z. ChrysostomouUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York
Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental EngineeringKetter Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260
Technical Report MCEER-00-0010Revision 1
November 16, 2001
This research was conducted at the University at Buffalo, State University of New Yorkand was supported primarily by the Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program
of the National Science Foundation under award number EEC-9701471.
NOTICEThis report was prepared by the University at Buffalo, State University of NewYork as a result of research sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earth-quake Engineering Research (MCEER) through a grant from the Earthquake Engi-neering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation and othersponsors. Neither MCEER, associates of MCEER, its sponsors, the University atBuffalo, State University of New York , nor any person acting on their behalf:
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