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

Figure 8

Pounding force time-history with five different material types: (a, f, k) Type A material; (b, g, l) Type B material; (c, h, m) Type C material; (d, i, n) Type D material; (e, j, o) Type E material.

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