• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.533-543
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• 2019

This paper presents a study on the behavior of an RC bridge under near-field and far-field ground motions. For this purpose, a dynamic nonlinear finite element time history analysis has been conducted. The near-field and far-field records are chosen pairwise from the same events which are fits to the seismic design of the bridge. In order to perform an accurate seismic evaluation, the model has been analyzed under two vertical and horizontal components of ground motions. Parameters of relative displacement, residual displacement, and maximum plastic strain have been considered and compared in terms of near-field and far-field ground motions. In the following, in order to decrease the undesirable effects of near-field ground motions, a viscous damper is suggested and its effects have been studied. In this case, the results show that the near-field ground motions increase maximum relative and residual displacement respectively up to three and twice times. Significant seismic improvements were achieved by using viscous dampers on the bridge model. Somehow under the considered near-field ground motion, parameters of residual and relative displacement decrease dramatically even less than the model without damper under the far-field record of the same ground motion.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.187-201
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• 2004

A shaking table test on a three-story one-bay steel frame model with metallic yield dampers and their parallel connection with oil dampers is carried out to study the dynamic characteristics and seismic performance of the energy dissipation system. It is found from the test that the combined energy dissipation system has favorable reducing vibration effects on structural displacement, and the structural peak acceleration can not evidently be reduced under small intensity seismic excitations, but in most cases the vibration reduction effect is very good under large intensity seismic excitations. Test results also show that stiffness of the energy dissipation devices should match their damping. Dynamic analysis method and mechanics models of these two dampers are proposed. In the analysis method, the force-displacement relationship of the metallic yield damper is represented by an elastic perfectly plastic model, and the behavior of the oil damper is simulated by a velocity and displacement relative model in which the contributions of the oil damper to the damping force and stiffness of the system are considered. Validity of the analytical model and the method is verified through comparison between the results of the shaking table test and numerical analysis.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제81권3호
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• pp.317-333
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• 2022

Visco-Plastic Damper (VPD) as a passive energy dissipation device with dual behavior has been recently numerically studied. It consists of two bent steel plates and segments with a viscoelastic solid material in between, combining and improving characteristics of both displacement-dependent and velocity-dependent devices. In order to trust the performance of VPD, for the 1st time this paper experimentally investigates prototype damper behavior under a wide range of frequency and amplitude of dynamic loading. A high-axial damping rubber is innovatively proposed as the viscoelastic layer designed to withstand large axial strains and dissipate energy accordingly. Test results confirmed all assumptions about VPD. The behavior of VPD subjected to low levels of excitation is elastic while with increasing levels of excitation, a significant source of energy dissipation is provided through the yielding of the steel elements in addition to the viscoelastic energy dissipation. The results showed energy dissipation of 99.35 kN.m under a dynamic displacement with 14.095 mm amplitude and 0.333 Hz frequency. Lateral displacement at the middle of the device was created with an amplification factor obtained ranging from 2.108 to 3.242 in the rubber block. Therefore, the energy dissipation of viscoelastic material of VPD was calculated 18.6 times that of the ordinary viscoelastic damper.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제6권8호
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• pp.953-974
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• 2010

The performance of variable dampers for seismic protection of the benchmark highway bridge (phase I) under six real earthquake ground motions is presented. A simplified lumped mass finite-element model of the 91/5 highway bridge in Southern California is used for the investigation. A variable damper, developed from magnetorheological (MR) damper is used as a semi-active control device and its effectiveness with friction force schemes is investigated. A velocity-dependent damping model of variable damper is used. The effects of friction damping of the variable damper on the seismic response of the bridge are examined by taking different values of friction force, step-coefficient and transitional velocity of the damper. The seismic responses with variable dampers are compared with the corresponding uncontrolled case, and controlled by alternate sample control strategies. The results of investigation clearly indicate that the base shear, base moment and mid-span displacement are substantially reduced. In particular, the reduction in the bearing displacement is quite significant. The friction and the two-step friction force schemes of variable damper are found to be quite effective in reducing the peak response quantities of the bridge to a level similar to or better than that of the sample passive, semi-active and active controllers.

• 한국공간구조학회논문집
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.73-80
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• 2015

The new rotary friction damper was developed using several two-nodal rotary frictional components with different clamping forces. Because of these components, the rotary friction damper can be activated by building movements due to lateral forces such as a wind and earthquake. In this paper, various dependency tests such as displacement amplitude, forcing frequency and long term cyclic loading were carried out to evaluate on the structural performance and the multi-slip mechanism of the new damper. Test results show that the multi-slip mechanism is verified and friction coefficients are dependent on displacement amplitute and forcing frequency except long term cyclic loading.

• 한국지진공학회논문집
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.45-53
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• 2011

본 연구의 목적은 마찰 감쇠기를 사용한 기존 구조물의 제진보강 설계절차를 제시하는 것이다. 보강된 구조물의 목표 지붕층 변위는 기존 구조물이 급격한 강도의 저감없이 보유내력을 발휘할 수 있는 최대변위를 초과하지 않도록 결정하였다. 보강 구조물의 변위는 비탄성 변위비 제안식을 이용하여 예측하였다. 제안된 방법의 유효성을 검증하기 위하여 80개의 지반운동 데이터를 사용하여 비선형 동적해석을 수행하였다. 해석결과 제안된 방법은 보강 구조물의 지붕층 변위를 정확히 예측할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2009

본 논문은 여러 가지 주름댐퍼를 갖는 안전헬멧의 변형거동 및 변형율 에너지 특성을 유한요소법으로 해석하였다. 안전헬멧은 외부의 충격력을 차단하고, 충격에너지를 흡수하는 것으로 감쇠효과 기능을 갖고 있다. 주름댐퍼를 갖는 3가지의 헬멧모델은 헬멧의 정상부에 최대의 충격력을 가하였을 때 변위량과 변형율 에너지 특성치를 상호간에 비교하였다. 계산한 FEM 해석결과에 의하면, 외부로 돌출한 주름댐퍼는 헬멧의 감쇠효과를 증가시키는 기여도가 높다는 것이다. 본 연구에서 둥근형상의 주름댐퍼는 전달되는 충격에너지를 효과적으로 흡수할 것이라는 사실이다. 따라서 안전헬멧의 하단부에 둥글고 기다랗게 주름댐퍼를 설치한 헬멧을 새로운 설계인자로 고려할 것을 추천한다.

• 한국구조물진단유지관리공학회 논문집
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.78-86
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• 2014

본 연구의 목적은 I형 스트럿 및 S형 스트럿 강재댐퍼의 변위 및 속도의존성을 평가하는 것이다. 이를 위하여 12개의 강재댐퍼를 제작하여 의존성 평가를 실시하였으며, 시험 변수는 스트럿 형상, 목표 변위 및 속도이다. 의존성 시험에 의한 반복횟수 평가결과, ASCE 7-10에서 규정한 최소 반복횟수 5회를 충분히 상회하는 것으로 평가되었다. 변위의존성 평가결과, 큰 목표변위 (50mm)의 반복횟수 및 누적에너지소산능력은 적은 목표변위 (25mm)에 비하여 감소하였다. 또한 짧은 목표변위보다 큰 항복강도 및 조기파단을 나타내었다. 속도의존성 평가에서는 빠른 목표속도 (60mm/sec)의 반복횟수 및 누적에너지소산능력이 느린 목표속도 (40mm/sec)에 비하여 감소하였다. 결과적으로 강재댐퍼의 기본 물성, 의존성 평가, 누적에너지소산능력 평가결과, S형 스트럿을 가지는 강재댐퍼의 의존 능력이 I형보다 윌등히 우수한 것으로 평가되었다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2017

This article is all about using the MR damper with an external lever system for mitigation torsional and transitional lateral displacements by using of PID control algorithm. The torsional modes are so destructive and can be varied during an earthquake therefore, using a semi-active control system mostly recommended for them. In this paper the corner lateral displacement of each floor obtains and then it equivalents in a solid member and it connects to an MR damper, which relies to a rigid structure to reduce the response. An MR damper is a semi-active control system, which can absorb a lot of energy by injecting current to it. This amount of current is very low and needs low power supply, but it increases the amount of damper force, rather than inactive systems like viscous dampers. This paper will show the appropriate algorithm for current injection into MR damper when the eccentricity of the load is changed by using of Bouc-Wen and Bingham's methods and illustrates the coincidence of them.

• Steel and Composite Structures
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• 제49권3호
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• pp.257-270
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• 2023

In this study, the feasibility and applicability of a friction damper with a vertical installation scheme are investigated. This device is composed of a steel section and two friction hinges at both ends which dissipate seismic energy. Due to its small width and vertical installation scheme, the proposed damper can minimize the interference with architectural functions. To evaluate the performance of the proposed damper, its mechanical behavior is theoretically evaluated and the required formulas for the yield strength and elastic stiffness are derived. The theoretical formulas are verified by establishing the analytical model of the damper in the SAP2000 software and comparing their results. To further investigate the performance of the developed damper, the provided analytical model is applied to a 4-story reinforced concrete (RC) structure and its performance is evaluated before and after retrofit under the Maximum Considered Earthquake (MCE) hazard level. The seismic performance is thoroughly evaluated in terms of maximum interstory drift ratio, displacement time history, residual displacement, and energy dissipation. The results show that the proposed damper can be efficiently used to protect the structure against seismic loads.