Effectiveness of Using Polymer Bumpers to Mitigate Earthquake-Induced Pounding between Buildings of Unequal Heights

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Pounding force with different gaps between buildings: (a, e, i) d = 0.04 m; (b, f, j) d = 0.05 m; (c, g, k) d = 0.06 m; (d, h, l) d = 0.07 m.

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