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An SSI‐Informed Design for Tuned Mass Dampers With Small‐to‐Large Mass Ratios
ABSTRACT Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs) are used to mitigate structural vibrations induced by seismic or wind excitation, by tuning the device to the system's dominant resonant frequencies. However, the TMD effectiveness can be undermined by soil‐structure interaction, which can lead to elongation of the vibration periods and to combined translational ...
Davide Noè Gorini +3 more
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Design and simulation of a solar array deployment mechanism for a small satellite using implicit time-stepping. [PDF]
Saad GB, Desoki AR, Kassab M.
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Sensitivity of 3D Base‐Isolated Buildings to Individual Isolator Variability
ABSTRACT Variability in elastomeric isolators arises from differences in rubber formulation and curing, leading to noticeable changes in stiffness and damping among nominally identical bearings. While most previous studies have examined global isolator variability associated with environmental or aging effects, individual isolator variability has ...
Norouz Jahan, Niel C. Van Engelen
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A Review of Pavement Damping Characteristics for Mitigating Tire-Pavement Noise: Material Composition and Underlying Mechanisms. [PDF]
Liu M, Duan W, Dong R, Al-Ammari M.
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ABSTRACT Viscous dampers (VDs) are widely used to mitigate the excessive responses of long‐span bridges. However, VDs face some intricate challenges in engineering practices, including high damping coefficient requirement, potential base shear amplification and tremendous damping force under high velocity. To address these issues, this study develops a
Ruisheng Ma +5 more
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Estimating stiffness and damping of a novel variable impedance actuator based on adjusting viscoelastic properties of thermoresponsive polycaprolactone in harmonic motions. [PDF]
Exley T, Johnson D, Jafari A.
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ABSTRACT This study investigates the seismic response of moment‐resisting frames retrofitted with a stepping rocking wall, with emphasis on weak‐story mitigation and residual drift reduction under both ordinary and pulse‐like ground motions. Nonlinear response‐history analyses are conducted on 9‐story and 20‐story SAC Los Angeles frames.
Mehrdad Aghagholizadeh
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Effects of strong parametric excitation on cantilever beam: non-perturbative approach. [PDF]
Moatimid GM, Amer TS, Elagamy K.
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ABSTRACT Self‐centering rocking structures outperform conventional ones since they show zero post‐earthquake damage and excellent recentering; however, their applications remain limited due to concerns that rocking is extremely sensitive and nonrepeatable. This paper investigates the repeatability and parasitic out‐of‐plane motion of controlled rocking
Antonios A. Katsamakas
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