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Development and Evaluation of SimplifiedProcedures for Analysis and Design of Buildings

with Passive Energy Dissipation Systems

by

Oscar M. Ramirez, Michael C. Constantinou,Charles A. Kircher, Andrew S. Whittaker,Martin W. Johnson, Juan D. Gomez and

Christis Z. ChrysostomouUniversity at Buffalo, State University of New York

Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental EngineeringKetter Hall

Buffalo, NY 14260

Technical Report MCEER-00-0010Revision 1

November 16, 2001

This research was conducted at the University at Buffalo, State University of New Yorkand was supported primarily by the Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program

of the National Science Foundation under award number EEC-9701471.

NOTICEThis report was prepared by the University at Buffalo, State University of NewYork as a result of research sponsored by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earth-quake Engineering Research (MCEER) through a grant from the Earthquake Engi-neering Research Centers Program of the National Science Foundation and othersponsors. Neither MCEER, associates of MCEER, its sponsors, the University atBuffalo, State University of New York , nor any person acting on their behalf:

a. makes any warranty, express or implied, with respect to the use of any infor-mation, apparatus, method, or process disclosed in this report or that such usemay not infringe upon privately owned rights; or

b. assumes any liabilities of whatsoever kind with respect to the use of, or thedamage resulting from the use of, any information, apparatus, method, or pro-cess disclosed in this report.

Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thispublication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views ofMCEER, the National Science Foundation, or other sponsors.

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