Research Article

Experimental Assessment on the Hysteretic Behavior of a Full-Scale Traditional Chinese Timber Structure Using a Synchronous Loading Technique

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Curves of the energy dissipation. (a) Lateral force-displacement hysteretic loop; (b) curves of the hysteretic energy dissipation (E-hy); (c) curves of the equivalent viscous damping coefficient (he).
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