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1983 - Backstay effect
General Analysis
1983:
Force Distribution Between the Core and Subgrade Structure of High Rise Buildings Subjected to Lateral Load Induced Forces - Bevan-Pitchard, Man, Anderson, Proceedings of 4th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 1983.
Bevan-Pritchard doesn't cite any other published research....
2008:
Design of High-Rise Core-Wall Buildings: A Canadian Perspective, Adebar, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, October 2008.
2010:
PEER/ATC Task Report 7, Report for the Tall Buildings Initiative, PEER/ATC-72-1, Modeling and Acceptance Criteria for Seismic Design and Analysis of Tall Buildings, 2010
2012:
Structural Practices: Backstay Effect, Tocci, Levi, Structure Magazine, June 2012
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There is a 2015 thread on eng-tips with potentially three more articles. These appear to be dropbox links and may no longer be working. If anyone can confirm I'd apprecaiate it.
https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=400539
Force Distribution Between the Core and Subgrade Structure of High Rise Buildings Subjected to Lateral Load Induced Forces - Bevan-Pitchard, Man, Anderson, Proceedings of 4th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 1983.
Bevan-Pritchard doesn't cite any other published research....
2008:
Design of High-Rise Core-Wall Buildings: A Canadian Perspective, Adebar, 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, October 2008.
2010:
PEER/ATC Task Report 7, Report for the Tall Buildings Initiative, PEER/ATC-72-1, Modeling and Acceptance Criteria for Seismic Design and Analysis of Tall Buildings, 2010
2012:
Structural Practices: Backstay Effect, Tocci, Levi, Structure Magazine, June 2012
These links are working as of 5/21/2024. Please use the feedback to this FAQ if any of the links stop working, bonus points if you find where they've gone and include their current locations.
There is a 2015 thread on eng-tips with potentially three more articles. These appear to be dropbox links and may no longer be working. If anyone can confirm I'd apprecaiate it.
https://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=400539