STRUCTURAL SEISMIC DAMPER

This is a report of a study which investigated the energy dissipating characteristis of U-shaped mild steel strips called U elements by subjecting them to a rolling bending motion. Temperature rise during the cyclic deformation of the U elements is recorded. A prototype of a structural damper consisting of a multiplicity of U elements was constructed and tested. The installation of such dampers in structures is illustrated. The paper also proposes a qualitative model of plastic-hinge formation in the U elements to show the difference between perfectly plastic behavior and real behavior.

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  American Society of Civil Engineers

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• Authors:
  • Aguirre, M
  • Sanchez, R
• Publication Date: 1992-5

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 1158-71
• Serial:
  • Journal of Structural Engineering
  • Volume: 118
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-9445
  • Serial URL: http://ascelibrary.org/loi/jsendh

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Dampers; Dissipation; Seismicity; Steel; Structural analysis; Structural mechanics
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seismic response; Structural behavior
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Energy; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00621906
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1992 12:00AM