Field observations and comprehensive life-cycle building assessment suggest that buildings designed according to today's seismic standards meet the life-safety requirement. However, they are prone to economic losses due to repairs in the aftermath of earth ...
This paper explores the use of sliding friction dampers (SFDs) as dissipative floor connectors to mitigate higher mode effects and earthquake-induced absolute acceleration demands on steel concentrically braced frame (CBF) buildings. The dampers connect ea ...
During an earthquake, steel frame buildings with bracings are prone to high absolute floor acceleration demands, thereby causing damage to acceleration-sensitive non-structural elements and building content. Inelastic deformations in steel bracings and/or ...
This paper presents the experimental results from 62 tests on five non-metallic friction pads that could be potentially used in friction dampers for minimizing earthquake-induced damage in buildings. The friction pads are composed of fibres and organic and ...
Passive energy dissipation devices are widely utilized in buildings to minimize structural and non-structural damage under seismic loading. Commonly used devices include, among others, yield, viscous and friction dampers. While the use of yield dampers, su ...
This paper investigates the influence of typical gravity connections on the seismic demands of steel concentrically braced frame (CBF) buildings with friction dampers as dissipative floor connectors. The investigated connections include (i) typical shear t ...
