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Chapter 1 Introduction
eration in the 2-storey building (weak RC frame with brick infills) was as high as
1g. It is a common knowledge that relatively rigid masonry shear walls can
amplify ground motions by as much as 2 to 3 times.
CHAPTER CONTRIBUTORS
JP Narayan, DurgeshC. Rai, Ashwani Kumar, and Pankaj
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