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Applied Sciences, 2022 Viaducts with roller bearings are subject to large displacement, which could lead to the collapse of the deck during earthquakes. This study attempts to prevent large displacements by installing steel stoppers at both sides of roller bearings.
Caixia Kang, Qin Tian, Lianggen Zhong
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Analytical Model for Viscous Wall Dampers [PDF]
Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, 2016 By now, many civil engineering researchers have extensively studied the application of earthquake energy dissipation systems in seismic-resistant buildings. Earthquake energy dissipation systems play an important role in enhancing the sustainability of structures against seismic excitation.
F. Hejazi +3 more
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Actuators, 2023 After the catastrophic destruction of the October 2005 Kashmir earthquake, the first building code of Pakistan was developed in 2007. The sole purpose of the building code of Pakistan (BCP) was to incorporate advancements in earthquake-resistant design ...
Raja Dilawar Riaz +4 more
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Supporting brace sizing in structures with added linear viscous fluid dampers: A filter design solution [PDF]
, 2014 Viscous fluid dampers have proved to be effective in suppressing unwanted vibrations in a range of engineering structures. When dampers are fitted in a structure, a brace is typically used to attach them to the main structure. The stiffness of this brace
Londoño Monsalve, Julian Mauricio +7 more
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Investigating the Effect of Viscous Yield Dampers on Concrete Structure Performance
Shock and Vibration, 2021 Viscous dampers are one of the most effective devices in the energy consumption of the buildings. The passive hybrid system progressive applications cause each of the dampers to compensate for the weakness of the other system, thus increasing the ...
Nima Marzban +1 more
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Optimization of nonlinear viscous damper characteristics to reduce the response of concrete structures with linear and nonlinear behaviours [PDF]
Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, 2020 Nowadays, controlling vibration of a structure in earthquakes and reducing the structural responses are of great importance. Dampers are a type of systems controlling the absorption of the earthquake energy and dissipating it in order to reduce the ...
Reza Kamgar +2 more
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Computation, 2022 In addition to elastomeric devices, viscous fluid dampers can reduce the vibration transmitted to dynamic systems. Usually, these fluid dampers are rate-independent and used in conjunction with elastomeric isolators to insulate the base of buildings ...
Ovidiu Vasile, Mihai Bugaru
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The Baltic Journal of Road and Bridge Engineering, 2015 In order to mitigate the excessive longitudinal displacement responses of suspension bridge girders induced by vehicle braking force, as one of the possible dynamic loadings, a combined control strategy consisting of viscous dampers and friction pendulum
Meng-Gang Yang, Chun-Sheng Cai, Biao Wei
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Alternate approach for calculating the optimum viscous damper size
Građevinar, 2023 This study explores the optimal viscous damper size required to prevent a five-story building from colliding with a rigid wall. It comprises two parts, both based on the novel application of the wavelet coherence method (WCoh).
Elif Cagda Kandemir
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Seismic Performance Upgrading of RC Buildings Using Steel Bracing Systems Equipped with Viscous Dampers [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering SciencesSeismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete (RC) buildings using steel bracing systems equipped with viscous dampers has emerged as a highly effective strategy for enhancing structural resilience against earthquakes.
Waleed Mohamed +3 more
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