Prof. Keith A. PorterProf. Ross CorotisProf. Bruce EllingwoodDr. Jim HarrisDr. M. Amin Hariri-Ardebili2025-02-042025-02-04https://dspace.academy.edu.ly/handle/123456789/1313. Researchers have long examined earthquake-induced pounding between adjacent buildings because of the damage pounding has caused in past earthquakes. For example, a damage survey after the 1985 Mexico City earthquake asserted that “in 15 percent of all cases [pounding] led to collapse”This thesis examines two mostly independent topics: pounding and above-code design. First, consider the phenomenon in which two adjacent buildings pound into each other during earthquakes.Code Seismic Design