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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 2, Number 3, September 1994 , pages 257-267
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.1994.2.3.257
 


Motion of rigid unsymmetric bodies and coefficient of friction by earthquake excitations
Branko Zadnik

 
Abstract
    Motions of an unsymmetric rigid body on a rigid floor subjected to earthquake excitations with special attention to coefficient of friction are investigated. Motions of a body in a plane are classified (Ishiyama 1980) into six types, i.e. (1) rest, (2) slide, (3) rotation. (4) slide rotation, (5) translation jump, (6) rotation jump. Based upon the theoretical and experimental research work special attention is paid to the sliding of a body. The equations of motions and the behavior of coefficient of friction in the time of floor excitation are studied. One of the features of this investigation is the introduction and estimation of the
 
Key Words
    rigid usymmetric body; earthquake; motion; slide; time-dependent coefficient of friction.
 
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