Pounding between Adjacent Frame Structures under Earthquake Excitation Based on Transfer Matrix Method of Multibody Systems

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Elements schematic. (a) Concentrated mass at one input end and one output end, (b) concentrated mass at one input end and two output ends, (c) concentrated mass at two input ends and two output ends, (d) concentrated mass at two input ends and one output end, (e) the longitudinal elastic beam, and (f) planar elastic hinge.