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Pushover Analysis
Pushover analysis is a nonlinear static method for assessing seismic structural performance. Introduced by Fajfar in 1996 as part of the N2 method, it progressively increases lateral loads on a structure until it reaches a target displacement, revealing how structures deform and yield under seismic events.
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- Ahi, N., Desroches, R., & Jain, A. (1996). Lateral load distribution for equivalent static analysis of buildings. Engineering Journal, 33(2), 45-54. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1996)122:5(486) ↗
- Fajfar, P. (2000). A nonlinear analysis method for performance-based seismic design. Earthquake Spectra, 16(3), 573-592. DOI: 10.1193/1.1586128 ↗
- ASCE/SEI (2006). Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings (ASCE/SEI 41-06). American Society of Civil Engineers. link ↗