Response of Nonstructural Components in Structures with Damping Systems
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 132, Issue 7
Abstract
An analytical study of buildings without and with seismic damping systems was conducted to investigate the dynamic response of secondary systems. The buildings were represented by steel frames designed by the procedures described in the 2000 NEHRP Recommended Provisions. Nonlinear response analyses were performed for the undamped frames and the damped frames equipped with different energy dissipation systems and for far-field, near-field, and soft-soil earthquake histories. The study shows that significant benefits may be provided by viscous damping systems in terms of reduced floor spectral accelerations and floor absolute velocities.
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Acknowledgments
Financial support for this work was provided by the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, N.Y., under Project Nos. “UNSPECIFIEDYear 6, Task 03/2.2” and “UNSPECIFIEDYear 7, Thrust Area 2.” This support is gratefully acknowledged.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 132 • Issue 7 • July 2006
Pages: 1108 - 1117
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© 2006 ASCE.
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Received: Oct 6, 2004
Accepted: Jun 27, 2005
Published online: Jul 1, 2006
Published in print: Jul 2006
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Note. Associate Editor: Reginald DesRoches
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