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

Figure 13

Pounding force with different polymer bumper sizes: (a, e, i) R = 1.0 m; (b, f, j) R = 1.2 m; (c, g, k) R = 1.4 m; (d, h, l) R = 1.6 m.

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