Publications by Martina Paronesso

Influence of gravity connections and damper activation forces on the seismic behavior of steel CBF buildings with dissipative floor connectors

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 ...

WILEY2023

Seismic Design and Behavior of Steel Braced Frame Buildings with Friction Dampers as Dissipative Floor Connectors

Martina Paronesso

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 ...

EPFL2022

Seismic design and performance of steel concentrically braced frame buildings with dissipative floor connectors

Dimitrios Lignos, Martina Paronesso

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 ...

WILEY2022

Low-damage steel structures for enhanced life-cycle seismic performance

Dimitrios Lignos, Martina Paronesso

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 ...

ERNST & SOHN2022

Experimental study of sliding friction damper with composite materials for earthquake resistant structures

Dimitrios Lignos, Martina Paronesso

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 ...

2021

Experimental Study of Sliding Friction Damper for High-Performance Steel Structures

Dimitrios Lignos, Martina Paronesso

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 ...

Earthquake Engineering Association2020