Energy Dissipation Systems for Seismic Applications: Current Practice and Recent Developments
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 134, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper presents a summary of current practice and recent developments in the application of passive energy dissipation systems for seismic protection of structures. The emphasis is on the application of passive energy dissipation systems within the framing of building structures. Major topics that are presented include basic principles of energy dissipation systems, descriptions of the mechanical behavior and mathematical modeling of selected passive energy dissipation devices, advantages and disadvantages of these devices, development of guidelines and design philosophy for analysis and design of structures employing energy dissipation devices, and design considerations that are unique to structures with energy dissipation devices. A selection of recent applications of passive energy dissipation systems is also presented.
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Acknowledgments
This paper was developed as part of the efforts of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Task Committee on Supplemental Damping Systems for Seismic Applications, of which each of the writers was a member. The task committee was in turn supported by the ASCE Seismic Effects Committee. The support of ASCE is gratefully acknowledged. The writers would like to acknowledge the anonymous reviewers whose comments greatly improved this paper.
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Received: Nov 4, 2005
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