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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/scs.2022.43.3.375

Seismic assessment of Nitinol Belleville Elastic Nonlinear (NI-BELL-E-N) structural system  

Hadad, Alireza Asgari (GEI Consultants, Inc.)
Shahrooz, Bahram M (Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering and Construction Management, University of Cincinnati)
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Steel and Composite Structures / v.43, no.3, 2022 , pp. 375-388 More about this Journal
Abstract
Nibellen structural system is a novel resilient bracing system based on the application of Bellville disks and Nitinol rods. The cyclic behavior of Nibellen assembly was obtained, and the design equations were developed based on the available literature. Seismic performance of the system was then studied analytically. Two groups of buildings with different lateral force resisting systems were designed and studied: one group with the Nibellen system, and the other with the special concentrically braced frame system. Each building group consisted of 5-, 10-, and 15-story buildings. The Design-Base-Event (DBE) and Maximum Considered Event (MCE) were considered as the seismic hazard, and a suite of seven ground motions were scaled accordingly for response history analyses. Finally, the resiliency of the buildings was studied by obtaining the functionality curve of the buildings before and after the seismic event. The construction cost of the 5-story building with Nibellen bracing system increased but the post-earthquake cost decreased significantly. The application of Nibellen system in the 10- and 15-story buildings reduced both the construction and repair costs, considerably. Resiliency of all the buildings was improved when Nibellen system was used as the lateral force resisting system.
Keywords
cost estimation; hazard analysis; nibellen system; resiliency; structural bracing system; special concentrically braced frame;
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