Inelastic Behavior of Steel Frames with Added Viscoelastic Dampers
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 122, Issue 10
Abstract
This paper presents the results of shaking table studies on the inelastic behavior of two identical 2/5-scale three-story steel structures, one with and the other without viscoelastic (VE) dampers. The VE dampers were designed to provide the test structure with 8% and 15% critical damping ratios, respectively, at an ambient temperature of 28°C. Test results show that the VE dampers were effective in reducing the overall response and ductility demand on the test structure under strong earthquake ground motions. The structure with dampers sustained much stronger earthquake ground motions and experienced less damage than did the structure without dampers. During the tests, the VE dampers experienced large shear strains far beyond their design value of 60% strain and the usual design limit such as 100% strain. Analytical results show that damping ratios of the viscoelastically damped structure can be accurately predicted by the modal strain energy method. The inelastic seismic response can also be well described by using bilinear elements for the structural members. Results from this study suggest that a viscoelastically damped structure with sufficiently large damping may remain elastic under strong earthquake ground motions.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 122 • Issue 10 • October 1996
Pages: 1178 - 1186
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Copyright © 1996 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Oct 1, 1996
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