Seismic Performance of a Piezoelectric Friction Damper in Reducing the Peak Response of a 1/4-Scaled Steel Frame Building

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaoqiang Chen ◽  
Genda Chen
Author(s):  
Yatri K. Thakkar ◽  
Mrs. Noopur Shah

This study addresses the nonlinear seismic responses of 3D Steel frame building upgraded with a series of passive protective systems. To this, friction damper (FD) as an energy dissipation device and lead rubber bearing (LRB), and friction pendulum bearing (FPB) base isolators are considering. For this purpose, eight different cases are taken into account. The first case contains a ten-story steel frame regular compare with irregular buildings (mass irregularities) as fixed-base (FB), the other four cases are the single use of FD, LRB and FPB in such frame, and the last three cases are the combined use of FD with LRB and FPB, Combination of isolators LRB and FPB, Combination of LRB, FPB and FD. Above same cases are considering for fifteen story steel frame regular buildings compare with irregular buildings (mass irregularities). Two ground motion records considering in this study by non-linear time history analysis in ETABS.


2014 ◽  
Vol 580-583 ◽  
pp. 1477-1480
Author(s):  
Xin Wu Wang ◽  
Chang Jiao Hu

To study the effect of damping on seismic performance of steel frame, using the pseudo dynamic test by inputting damping and no damping to analyze the seismic performance of semi-rigid steel frame. Analysis was focused on the effect of damping on the panel zone strain, story drift and interlayer force.The conclusion was that under the more severe earthquake, the structural damping had effects on the seismic performance of semi-rigid steel frame.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhao ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Jinlun Cai ◽  
Junchen Guo

<p>With the continuous development and progress of society, the structure of high-rise buildings has been paid more and more attention by the engineering community. However, the existing high- rise structure design methods often have a lot of redundancy and have a lot of room for optimization. Most of the existing seismic design methods of high-rise structures are based on engineering experience and manual iterative methods, so that the efficiency of design can not meet the needs of the society. if the method of design automation is adopted, the workload of designers can be greatly reduced and the efficiency of structural design can be improved. Based on the digital modeling theory, this paper proposes a MAD automatic design algorithm, in which the designer provides the initial design of the structure, and the algorithm carries out the modeling, analysis, optimization and design of each stage of the structure, and finally obtains the optimal structure. The structural design module of this algorithm starts from the component level, when the component constraint design meets the limit requirements of the specification, it enters and completes the component constraint design and the global constraint design of the structure in turn. In this paper, taking a ten-story braced steel frame high-rise structure as an example, the optimal design is carried out, and its seismic performance is analyzed. the results show that the MAD automatic design algorithm can distribute the materials to each part reasonably, which can significantly improve the seismic performance of the structure and realize the effective seismic design.</p>


2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-55
Author(s):  
Parthasarathi N. ◽  
Satyanarayanan K.S. ◽  
Prakash M. ◽  
Thamilarasu V.

Purpose Progressive collapse because of high temperatures arising from an explosion, vehicle impact or fire is an important issue for structural failure in high-rise buildings. Design/methodology/approach The present study, using ABAQUS software for the analysis, investigated the progressive collapse of a two-dimensional, three-bay, four-storey steel frame structure from high-temperature stresses. Findings After structure reaches the temperature results like displacement, stress axial load and shear force are discussed. Research limitations/implications Different temperatures were applied to the columns at different heights of a structure framed with various materials. Progressive collapse load combinations were also applied as per general service administration guidelines. Originality/value This study covered both steady-state and transient-state conditions of a multistorey-frame building subjected to a rise in temperature in the corner columns and intermediate columns. The columns in the framed structure were subjected to high temperatures at different heights, and the resulting displacements, stresses and axial loads were obtained, analysed and discussed.


Author(s):  
Kensuke Shiomi

Through the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake or the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake, much larger earthquakes are considered recently in the seismic designs of large steel-frame structures. When structures are exposed by these severe ground motions, partial destructions in the structures, such as damage or fracture of members could happen. Especially, the low cycle fatigue of steel structures because of the repeated load from these long-term ground motions is a serious problem. However, current seismic performance evaluation method based on nonlinear dynamic analysis considers only elastic and plastic deformation of each member, excluding the fracture of members. If this member fracture happens during earthquakes, there is considered to be many effects on the seismic performance, like the changes of the vibration property, the dynamic response and the energy absorbance capacity of structures. Therefore, the fracture of members is preferably taken into account in the seismic performance evaluation for these large earthquakes. This paper proposes the dynamic analysis method for steel-frame structures which can express the member fracture. Dynamic analyses considering and not considering member fracture under the repeated loads supposing the long-term earthquake are conducted to the FEM model of full-scale structure. By comparing each result, the effects of considering member fracture to the seismic performance such as the dynamic response and the energy absorbance capacity are discussed.


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