The seismic performance of a steel frame base-isolated structure with steel spiral spring limiters is experimentally investigated under near-fault ground motions. A series of shake table simulator tests are carried out to analyze the dynamic response of isolation layer and superstructure. The test setup consists of a one-eighth scale five-story steel frame with steel spiral spring limiters that are designed and modeled in different parameters and stiffness, as well as various reserved gap sizes between the testing structure and limiters. The main output parameters are the maximum deformation at the isolation level, the maximum vertical force of isolation bearings, and inter-story drift. The results further reveal the seismic impact on the isolation layer and superstructure dynamic response caused by the limiter stiffness and reserved gap size.
{"title":"Base-isolated steel structure with spring limitersunder near-fault earthquakes: Experiment","authors":"Miao Han, Yuandong Wang, Hongkai Du, Xiangyang Chu, Mingjian Cui, Lingshuai Meng","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.239","url":null,"abstract":"The seismic performance of a steel frame base-isolated structure with steel spiral spring limiters is experimentally investigated under near-fault ground motions. A series of shake table simulator tests are carried out to analyze the dynamic response of isolation layer and superstructure. The test setup consists of a one-eighth scale five-story steel frame with steel spiral spring limiters that are designed and modeled in different parameters and stiffness, as well as various reserved gap sizes between the testing structure and limiters. The main output parameters are the maximum deformation at the isolation level, the maximum vertical force of isolation bearings, and inter-story drift. The results further reveal the seismic impact on the isolation layer and superstructure dynamic response caused by the limiter stiffness and reserved gap size.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43219839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.219
M. Noureldin, M. Adane, Jinkook Kim
This paper presents a mainshock-aftershock seismic fragility and collapse capacity assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) structures retrofitted with a hybrid damper composed of a steel slit plate and friction pads. Three and eight-story RC buildings are designed and assessed before and after retrofit considering the aftershocks effect. Non-linear time-history response analysis (NLTHA) using twelve natural earthquake sequences are used to produce incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) curves to obtain the median collapse capacity of the structures. Three different damage state (DS) levels are used for the mainshock ground excitation to quantify the scale factors required for conducting the aftershock IDAs. The maximum inter-story drift ratio (MIDR) is used as the main engineering demand parameter. The study shows the importance of considering the aftershock in the seismic assessment process of RC structures. The un-retrofitted structures are found to experience a high level of deterioration under aftershock event which is not considered in the design stage. The findings of the study reveal that the mainshock-aftershock sequence responses of the retrofitted structures show better performance in terms of the median collapse capacity and the seismic fragility compared to the un-retrofitted ones.
{"title":"Seismic fragility of structures with energy dissipation devices for mainshock-aftershock events","authors":"M. Noureldin, M. Adane, Jinkook Kim","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.219","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.219","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a mainshock-aftershock seismic fragility and collapse capacity assessment of reinforced concrete (RC) structures retrofitted with a hybrid damper composed of a steel slit plate and friction pads. Three and eight-story RC buildings are designed and assessed before and after retrofit considering the aftershocks effect. Non-linear time-history response analysis (NLTHA) using twelve natural earthquake sequences are used to produce incremental dynamic analysis (IDA) curves to obtain the median collapse capacity of the structures. Three different damage state (DS) levels are used for the mainshock ground excitation to quantify the scale factors required for conducting the aftershock IDAs. The maximum inter-story drift ratio (MIDR) is used as the main engineering demand parameter. The study shows the importance of considering the aftershock in the seismic assessment process of RC structures. The un-retrofitted structures are found to experience a high level of deterioration under aftershock event which is not considered in the design stage. The findings of the study reveal that the mainshock-aftershock sequence responses of the retrofitted structures show better performance in terms of the median collapse capacity and the seismic fragility compared to the un-retrofitted ones.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47513510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.277
Zhun Wang, D. Feng, Xu-Yang Cao, Gang Wu
Precast reinforced concrete (RC) frames have been rapidly developed in structural engineering due to their various advantages, such as high efficiency and low environmental pollution. However, the construction quality of precast RC frames is difficult to guarantee, and the interface of new and old concrete and the bond-slip effects of additional steel bars may lead to different performance levels of precast RC frames. Therefore, it is necessary and important to investigate and assess the seismic performance of precast RC frames that adopt the conformation of Chinese code. In this paper, a numerical simulation method for precast RC frames is developed based on OpenSEES software, in which the Joint2D element is used to simulate the beam-to-column connections to consider the shear and bond-slip effects. Two prototype structures of precast RC frames are designed, and the nonlinear time history analysis is performed to explore the seismic performance of the precast RC frames according to the Chinese code. Meanwhile, the incremental dynamic analysis and fragility analysis are conducted to study the differences in seismic performance and collapse resistance between precast RC frames and cast-in-situ RC frames.
{"title":"Seismic performance assessment of code-conforming precast reinforced concrete frames in China","authors":"Zhun Wang, D. Feng, Xu-Yang Cao, Gang Wu","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.277","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.277","url":null,"abstract":"Precast reinforced concrete (RC) frames have been rapidly developed in structural engineering due to their various advantages, such as high efficiency and low environmental pollution. However, the construction quality of precast RC frames is difficult to guarantee, and the interface of new and old concrete and the bond-slip effects of additional steel bars may lead to different performance levels of precast RC frames. Therefore, it is necessary and important to investigate and assess the seismic performance of precast RC frames that adopt the conformation of Chinese code. In this paper, a numerical simulation method for precast RC frames is developed based on OpenSEES software, in which the Joint2D element is used to simulate the beam-to-column connections to consider the shear and bond-slip effects. Two prototype structures of precast RC frames are designed, and the nonlinear time history analysis is performed to explore the seismic performance of the precast RC frames according to the Chinese code. Meanwhile, the incremental dynamic analysis and fragility analysis are conducted to study the differences in seismic performance and collapse resistance between precast RC frames and cast-in-situ RC frames.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43528900","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.251
Soumya Gorai, D. Maity
Dams are constructed across the river to confine the water and utilize it for various purposes such as hydroelectricity generation, flood control, irrigation, etc. Failure of dams causes huge loss to property and lives. Dams, designed to be built in high seismicity areas, are prone to damage due to intensive earthquake events. Strong ground motions recorded in the vicinity of fault planes are generally considered as near fault (or near source) ground motions. Near fault ground motions possess considerably different features which have high damage potential. In last few decades, a lot of studies have been conducted on the identification, characterization and simulation of pulse-type and non pulse-type ground motions. However, researchers have paid attention to the seismic safety assessment of dams under near fault and far fault ground motions since the last decade. In this context, this present study reports a state-of-the-art review on the seismic behaviour of various types of dams under different ground motions, based on available literature. This study also describes existing modelling techniques of the dam-reservoir-foundation system, failure modes, seismic analysis method and seismic response of different kinds of dams to near fault and far fault earthquakes. Finally, the study attempts to find the research gaps, which should be given proper attention in the future.
{"title":"Seismic behaviour of dams to near fault and far fault ground motions: A state of the art review","authors":"Soumya Gorai, D. Maity","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.251","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.251","url":null,"abstract":"Dams are constructed across the river to confine the water and utilize it for various purposes such as hydroelectricity generation, flood control, irrigation, etc. Failure of dams causes huge loss to property and lives. Dams, designed to be built in high seismicity areas, are prone to damage due to intensive earthquake events. Strong ground motions recorded in the vicinity of fault planes are generally considered as near fault (or near source) ground motions. Near fault ground motions possess considerably different features which have high damage potential. In last few decades, a lot of studies have been conducted on the identification, characterization and simulation of pulse-type and non pulse-type ground motions. However, researchers have paid attention to the seismic safety assessment of dams under near fault and far fault ground motions since the last decade. In this context, this present study reports a state-of-the-art review on the seismic behaviour of various types of dams under different ground motions, based on available literature. This study also describes existing modelling techniques of the dam-reservoir-foundation system, failure modes, seismic analysis method and seismic response of different kinds of dams to near fault and far fault earthquakes. Finally, the study attempts to find the research gaps, which should be given proper attention in the future.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42698123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.231
Shynggys Abdialim, Farkhod Hakimov, Jong R. Kim, T. Ku, Sung-Woo Moon
Shear wave velocity (Vs) profile is one of the critical geotechnical measurements of soil layers for seismic hazard assessment and liquefaction potential evaluation. Enhancing the effectiveness of in-situ Vs profiling by reducing time and cost is of great interest. For that reason, this study aims at assessing Vs profile generation from a single-station three-component geophone with additional borehole log data for constraining parameter space. Based on multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), and microtremor array Measurements (MAM) conducted previously at seven sites located in Bukit Timah Granite, Singapore, this study utilized HVSR signals for Rayleigh wave ellipticity (ellipticity curve) inversion with additional inversion constraint using borehole log data. The resulting Vs profiles and reference Vs profiles from MASW and MAM were quantitatively compared using average Vs of 30 m (Vs30). The profiles generated from ellipticity curve inversion revealed a good agreement with Vs reference profiles. Vs30 based site classification results also indicated a good fit of two test results. Therefore, HVSR measurements for further ellipticity curve inversion, with already available borehole log data for constraint, is considered as a promising cost and time-effective site classification approach.
横波速度剖面是土层地震危险性评价和液化潜力评价的重要岩土测量手段之一。通过减少时间和成本来提高原位v形分析的有效性是人们非常感兴趣的。因此,本研究旨在评估单站三分量检波器生成的v剖面,并使用额外的井眼测井数据来约束参数空间。基于先前在新加坡Bukit Timah Granite的7个测点进行的多通道表面波分析(MASW)和微震动阵列测量(MAM),本研究利用HVSR信号进行瑞利波椭圆度(椭圆度曲线)反演,并利用井眼测井数据进行额外的反演约束。利用平均Vs为30 m (Vs30),定量比较了从MASW和MAM得到的Vs剖面和参考Vs剖面。椭圆曲线反演得到的剖面与v参考剖面吻合较好。基于Vs30的站点分类结果也表明两个测试结果吻合良好。因此,利用现有的井眼测井数据进行进一步的椭圆曲线反演的HVSR测量被认为是一种具有成本效益和时间效益的场地分类方法。
{"title":"Seismic Site Classification from HVSR Data using the Rayleigh wave ellipticity inversion: A case study in Singapore","authors":"Shynggys Abdialim, Farkhod Hakimov, Jong R. Kim, T. Ku, Sung-Woo Moon","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.231","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.231","url":null,"abstract":"Shear wave velocity (Vs) profile is one of the critical geotechnical measurements of soil layers for seismic hazard assessment and liquefaction potential evaluation. Enhancing the effectiveness of in-situ Vs profiling by reducing time and cost is of great interest. For that reason, this study aims at assessing Vs profile generation from a single-station three-component geophone with additional borehole log data for constraining parameter space. Based on multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW), and microtremor array Measurements (MAM) conducted previously at seven sites located in Bukit Timah Granite, Singapore, this study utilized HVSR signals for Rayleigh wave ellipticity (ellipticity curve) inversion with additional inversion constraint using borehole log data. The resulting Vs profiles and reference Vs profiles from MASW and MAM were quantitatively compared using average Vs of 30 m (Vs30). The profiles generated from ellipticity curve inversion revealed a good agreement with Vs reference profiles. Vs30 based site classification results also indicated a good fit of two test results. Therefore, HVSR measurements for further ellipticity curve inversion, with already available borehole log data for constraint, is considered as a promising cost and time-effective site classification approach.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46904393","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.291
Shanshan Li, P. Xiang, Biao Wei, Tan Hao, Yunji Fu
The friction and viscous damping actions always cause nonlinear responses of a seismic isolation system under earthquakes. Their influence on the seismic responses needs investigation in detail. In order to analyze the effects of nonlinear phenomenon on the seismic isolation system, a mathematical model was built for such a nonlinear isolation system, and the nonlinear responses were calculated and analyzed. The numerical results indicate that an appropriate combination of spring, Coulomb friction and viscous damper is able to achieve an optimal seismic performance. The stiffness and natural period of system are significantly influenced by the friction action. Both the friction action and the viscous damping action can dissipate earthquake energy, and the optimal value of one depends on the value of the other in the seismic isolation system. All of the values of spring, Coulomb friction and viscous damper should be accurately evaluated before the design of seismic isolation system.
{"title":"Mathematical model and results for seismicresponses of a nonlinear isolation system","authors":"Shanshan Li, P. Xiang, Biao Wei, Tan Hao, Yunji Fu","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.291","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.3.291","url":null,"abstract":"The friction and viscous damping actions always cause nonlinear responses of a seismic isolation system under earthquakes. Their influence on the seismic responses needs investigation in detail. In order to analyze the effects of nonlinear phenomenon on the seismic isolation system, a mathematical model was built for such a nonlinear isolation system, and the nonlinear responses were calculated and analyzed. The numerical results indicate that an appropriate combination of spring, Coulomb friction and viscous damper is able to achieve an optimal seismic performance. The stiffness and natural period of system are significantly influenced by the friction action. Both the friction action and the viscous damping action can dissipate earthquake energy, and the optimal value of one depends on the value of the other in the seismic isolation system. All of the values of spring, Coulomb friction and viscous damper should be accurately evaluated before the design of seismic isolation system.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42766328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.161
Taha Yasin Altıok, A. Demir
Cultures and lifestyles of past communities can be transferred to the next generations through historical structures. Accordingly, these structures should be carefully preserved against devastating events i.e. earthquakes, wind, and fire. Seismic performances of historical structures can be determined with destructive and nondestructive methods. As destructive methods are quite difficult and complex, easier and reliable methods should be used to determine the seismic behaviors of these structures. In this study, the seismic behavior of the historical Lala Mehmet Pasha minaret is investigated by considering Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI). Dynamical properties of the minaret are experimentally obtained with the operational modal analysis (OMA) method and the initial finite element (FE) model is updated. Embedded and SSI models are generated by Abaqus, then linear (LTH) and nonlinear time history (NLTH) analyses are performed. As a result of analyses, displacements, damage, and stress distributions are obtained and interpreted. These analyses show that SSI is quite effective on the structural behavior and results obtained from the nonlinear analysis are more realistic than that of linear analysis.
{"title":"Collapse mechanism estimation of a historical masonry minaretconsidered soil-structure interaction","authors":"Taha Yasin Altıok, A. Demir","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.161","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.161","url":null,"abstract":"Cultures and lifestyles of past communities can be transferred to the next generations through historical structures. Accordingly, these structures should be carefully preserved against devastating events i.e. earthquakes, wind, and fire. Seismic performances of historical structures can be determined with destructive and nondestructive methods. As destructive methods are quite difficult and complex, easier and reliable methods should be used to determine the seismic behaviors of these structures. In this study, the seismic behavior of the historical Lala Mehmet Pasha minaret is investigated by considering Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI). Dynamical properties of the minaret are experimentally obtained with the operational modal analysis (OMA) method and the initial finite element (FE) model is updated. Embedded and SSI models are generated by Abaqus, then linear (LTH) and nonlinear time history (NLTH) analyses are performed. As a result of analyses, displacements, damage, and stress distributions are obtained and interpreted. These analyses show that SSI is quite effective on the structural behavior and results obtained from the nonlinear analysis are more realistic than that of linear analysis.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42409247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.185
Belal Almassri, Ali A. Safiyeh
{"title":"Non-linear Pushover Analysis and simulation of progressive collapse mechanisms using FE Models for Nativity Church","authors":"Belal Almassri, Ali A. Safiyeh","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.185","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.185","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47241233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.205
S. Vern, Mahendra K. Shrimalia, S. D. Bharti, T. K. Datta
The paper presents a few case studies on the seismic response behavior of liquid storage tanks (LSTs), for which not much literature is available. They include (i) the comparison between responses obtained by the 2D-FE analysis and analysis performed according to the procedure recommended by ACI 350.3 for different PGA levels of ground motions; (ii) the comparison between the variations of sloshing heights, base shear, and overturning moment with the PGA obtained by the 2D- and 3D-FE analyses; (iii) the effect of bi- and tri-directional earthquake interactions on different responses; and (iv) the effect of angle of incidence of the earthquake on those responses. The numerical study is conducted with a square tank of size 6 m
{"title":"Evaluation of the seismic response of liquid storage tanks","authors":"S. Vern, Mahendra K. Shrimalia, S. D. Bharti, T. K. Datta","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.205","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.205","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents a few case studies on the seismic response behavior of liquid storage tanks (LSTs), for which not much literature is available. They include (i) the comparison between responses obtained by the 2D-FE analysis and analysis performed according to the procedure recommended by ACI 350.3 for different PGA levels of ground motions; (ii) the comparison between the variations of sloshing heights, base shear, and overturning moment with the PGA obtained by the 2D- and 3D-FE analyses; (iii) the effect of bi- and tri-directional earthquake interactions on different responses; and (iv) the effect of angle of incidence of the earthquake on those responses. The numerical study is conducted with a square tank of size 6 m","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42685701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-08-01DOI: 10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.147
Sahar Borhan, H. Tajammolian, Mehdi Yazdian
In this study, the performance of rotational-friction slip dampers in steel structures with different heights is investigated by the use of fragility curves. The use of dampers is one of the methods for vibration control of structures by simultaneously increasing both the structural stiffness and damping. Rotational-friction slip dampers are among the passive control devices that dampen the earthquake energy through their stable cyclic behavior. To study the performance of these devices in steel structures, 3, 6 and 9-story steel moment frame structures are designed, and the mentioned dampers are attached to the structure by Chevron braces. To account for the earthquake uncertainty, with the aid of incremental dynamic analysis (IDA), the damper-equipped structure is subjected to both near-field and far-field ground motion records. The acceleration and drift engineering demand parameters are selected as the functions to quantify the damage states, and the design, modeling and material properties uncertainties are considered in accordance with FEMA P-695. Evaluation of statistical results and comparison of the fragility curves, shows that the probability of failure at different damage states decreases when the dampers are added to the structure. This decrease is more remarkable in low-rise structures and near-fault ground motions.
{"title":"Evaluation of seismic performance of rotational-friction slip dampers in near-field and far-filed earthquakes","authors":"Sahar Borhan, H. Tajammolian, Mehdi Yazdian","doi":"10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.147","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.12989/EAS.2021.21.2.147","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the performance of rotational-friction slip dampers in steel structures with different heights is investigated by the use of fragility curves. The use of dampers is one of the methods for vibration control of structures by simultaneously increasing both the structural stiffness and damping. Rotational-friction slip dampers are among the passive control devices that dampen the earthquake energy through their stable cyclic behavior. To study the performance of these devices in steel structures, 3, 6 and 9-story steel moment frame structures are designed, and the mentioned dampers are attached to the structure by Chevron braces. To account for the earthquake uncertainty, with the aid of incremental dynamic analysis (IDA), the damper-equipped structure is subjected to both near-field and far-field ground motion records. The acceleration and drift engineering demand parameters are selected as the functions to quantify the damage states, and the design, modeling and material properties uncertainties are considered in accordance with FEMA P-695. Evaluation of statistical results and comparison of the fragility curves, shows that the probability of failure at different damage states decreases when the dampers are added to the structure. This decrease is more remarkable in low-rise structures and near-fault ground motions.","PeriodicalId":49080,"journal":{"name":"Earthquakes and Structures","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.5,"publicationDate":"2021-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48278782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}