Seismic Response of Steel SMFs Subjected to Vertical Components of Far- and Near-Field Earthquakes with Forward Directivity Effects

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Maximum displacement in 3-, 5-, 8-, and 20-story building subjected to near- (a, c, e, g) and far-field (b, d, f, h) earthquakes.

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