Seismic Response of Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems with Structural Fuses

 

Authors

Vargas, Ramiro

Format

Article

Status

publishedVersion

Description

Passive energy dissipation (PED) devices have been implemented to enhance structural performance by reducing seismically induced structural damage. In this article, metallic dampers are defined to be structural fuses (SF) when they are designed such that all damage is concentrated on the PED devices, allowing the primary structure to remain elastic. Following a damaging earthquake, only the dampers would need to be replaced, making repair works easier and more expedient. Furthermore, SF introduce self-centering capabilities to the structure in that, once the ductile fuse devices have been removed, the elastic structure would return to its original position. A comprehensive parametric study is conducted, leading to the formulation of the SF concept, and allowing the identification of the possible combinations of key parameters essential to ensure adequate seismic performance for SF systems. Nonlinear time history analyses are conducted for several combinations of parameters, in order to cover the range of feasible designs.
Passive energy dissipation (PED) devices have been implemented to enhance structural performance by reducing seismically induced structural damage. In this article, metallic dampers are defined to be structural fuses (SF) when they are designed such that all damage is concentrated on the PED devices, allowing the primary structure to remain elastic. Following a damaging earthquake, only the dampers would need to be replaced, making repair works easier and more expedient. Furthermore, SF introduce self-centering capabilities to the structure in that, once the ductile fuse devices have been removed, the elastic structure would return to its original position. A comprehensive parametric study is conducted, leading to the formulation of the SF concept, and allowing the identification of the possible combinations of key parameters essential to ensure adequate seismic performance for SF systems. Nonlinear time history analyses are conducted for several combinations of parameters, in order to cover the range of feasible designs.

Publication Year

2004

Language

eng

Topic

Passive energy devices (PED)
Structural performance
Seismic damage
Metallic dampers
Structural fuses (SF)
Elasticity, Seismic performance
Retrofitting
Buckling-restrained braces (BRB)
Triangular added damping and stiffness (T-ADAS)
Shear panels (SP)
Single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems
Multidegree of freedom (MDOF) systems
Floor demands velocities
Accelerations
Nonstructural damage
Shaking table tests
Moment-resisting connections
Seismic isolation
Ball-in-cone (BNC) system
Pin connections
Passive energy devices (PED)
Structural performance
Seismic damage
Metallic dampers
Structural fuses (SF)
Elasticity, Seismic performance
Retrofitting
Buckling-restrained braces (BRB)
Triangular added damping and stiffness (T-ADAS)
Shear panels (SP)
Single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems
Multidegree of freedom (MDOF) systems
Floor demands velocities
Accelerations
Nonstructural damage
Shaking table tests
Moment-resisting connections
Seismic isolation
Ball-in-cone (BNC) system
Pin connections

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