Journal
FRONTIERS IN BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Volume 7, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2021.748087
Keywords
strongback; frame structure; generalized single degree of freedom; supplemental viscous dampers; equivalent damping ratio
Funding
- Italian Dipartimento della Protezione Civile (DPC-Reluis)
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This paper investigates the dynamic behavior of structural systems formed by connecting a moment-resisting frame structure with a vertical rigid truss known as a strongback, equipped with added fluid-viscous dampers to reduce seismic response. The strongback acts as a mast to keep the structure in the elastic range under strong seismic ground motion, while controlling undesired effects by adjusting the lateral drift profile of the structure. The effectiveness of added dampers configurations is evaluated through dynamic time-history analyses.
The paper investigates the dynamic behavior of structural systems obtained by connecting a moment-resisting frame structure with a vertical rigid truss pinned at the base, known in literature as strongback, and equipped with added fluid-viscous dampers. The strongback, designed in order to remain in the elastic field under strong seismic ground motion, acts as a mast by imposing to the structure a linear lateral deformed shape. By regularizing the lateral drift profile of the structure, the strongback limits undesired effects such as weak-storey mechanisms, damage concentration and residual drifts. In addition, when supplemental dampers are inserted in the structure, a considerable amount of energy can be dissipated, thus reducing the peak seismic response. The aim of the work is twofold: i) to provide analytical formulations for the preliminary design of added dampers based on the Generalized Single Degree Of Freedom (GSDOF) concept, and ii) to evaluate the increase in energy dissipation capabilities for selected dampers configurations thanks to the presence of the strongback. The formulas are developed for different configurations of added viscous dampers: dampers inserted within the frame between all or selected consecutive storeys (inter-storey placement) and dampers located at the base of the strongback to realize a rigid dissipative tower. The effectiveness of the dampers configurations is evaluated through dynamic time-history analyses.
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