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Year 2024
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Development and experimental validation of a novel double-stage yield steel slit damper-buckling restrained brace
PublicationThis research is focused on the development and experimental validation of a novel double-stage yield steel slit damper-buckling restrained brace (SSD-DYB) system designed for seismic resistance of steel structures. The SSD-DYB integrates the energy dissipation capability of a steel slit damper (SSD) in its initial segment, enhancing performance in the case of lower seismic intensities levels while employing a larger segment for...
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Experimental and numerical study on stability loss of innovative geometry steel girder
PublicationThis paper presents the experimental and numerical analysis of an innovative plate girder geometry with variable web thicknesses. An idea proposed in this research is to increase the stability of the girder web by increasing its thickness in the compressed zone. This solution can replace commonly used longitudinal stiffeners which are designed to prevent web local loss of stability. Moreover, such an innovative approach requires...
Year 2023
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Introducing a Computational Method to Retrofit Damaged Buildings under Seismic Mainshock-Aftershock Sequence
PublicationRetrofitting damaged buildings is a challenge for engineers, since commercial software does not have the ability to consider the local damages and deformed shape of a building resulting from the mainshock record of an earthquake before applying the aftershock record. In this research, a computational method for retrofitting of damaged buildings under seismic mainshock-aftershock sequences is proposed, and proposed computational...
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Optimum shapes and dimensions of rubber bumpers in order to reduce structural pounding during seismic excitations
PublicationLarge displacement of structures observed during seismic excitations may lead to collisions between two adjacent, insufficiently-separated buildings and may result in major damages of both of them. In many building codes, appropriate equations or approximately recommended distances between structures in order to avoid pounding hazard have been introduced. Unfortunately, further, more detailed considerations show that safety situation...
Year 2022
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The Effectiveness of Rubber Bumpers in Reducing the Effects of Earthquake-Induced Pounding between Base-Isolated Buildings
PublicationTh e methods for preventing earthquake-induced structural pounding between two adjacent buildings include ensuring a sufficient separation distance between them or decreasing their relative displacement during seismic excitation. Some equations or even specific values of such gap sizes between two buildings have been introduced so as to avoid collisions. Increasing the stiffness of buildings, using tuned mass dampers, applying...
Year 2021
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Effective Gap Size Index for Determination of Optimum Separation Distance Preventing Pounding between Buildings during Earthquakes
PublicationSeismic excitations may lead to collisions between adjacent civil engineering structures causing major damage. In this paper, an effective equation for calculating the gap size index is proposed so as to provide the optimum separation distance preventing structural pounding during different earthquakes. Evaluation of the best prediction of the required separation distance between two adjacent buildings was carried out by using...
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Highly Dissipative Materials for Damage Protection against Earthquake-Induced Structural Pounding
PublicationIt is a common situation that seismic excitations may lead to collisions between adjacent civil engineering structures. This phenomenon, called earthquake-induced structural pounding, may result in serious damage or even the total collapse of the colliding structures. Filling the gap between two buildings erected close to one another by using visco-elastic materials can be considered to be one of the most effective methods to avoid...
Year 2020
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Dynamic analysis of temporary steel grandstand subjected to human-induced excitations due to jumping
PublicationSteel grandstands are structures that are frequently used during sport games and many other non-sporting events, such as festivals, music concerts, or even politicians rallies, with participation of a large number of attendees. Unfortunately, the presence of unexpected excessive dynamic loads due to unpredictable behaviour of spectators (e.g. synchronized harmonic jumping or swaying) may lead to...
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Experimental Study on the Effectiveness of Polyurethane Flexible Adhesive in Reduction of Structural Vibrations
PublicationThe aim of the present study is to consider the idea of using polyurethane flexible adhesive in to reduce the vibrations in structures exposed to dynamic loads and evaluate their damping properties in relation to large deformations. Firstly, two aluminium cantilever beams, simulating structural elements (without and with polyurethane layer in the form of tape), were analysed, in order to check the damping of the unconstrained polymer...
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Nonlinear numerical simulation of earthquake-induced pounding between timber frame buildings
PublicationEarthquakes may induce serious dynamic loads acting on buildings, which can lead to damage or even destruction of the whole structure. In densely populated areas, it is quite common that buildings are located very close one to another which can result in pounding between them during ground motions. Due to the environmental awareness, multi-story timber frame buildings are gaining popularity and therefore there is a need to investigate...
Year 2019
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Non-Linear Analysis of Inter-Story Pounding between Wood-Framed Buildings during Ground Motion
PublicationPounding between adjacent buildings during ground motion may result in structural damage or lead to total destruction of structures. The research on the phenomenon has recently been much advanced; however, the analyses have been carried out only for concrete, steel, and masonry structures, while pounding between wooden buildings has not been studied so far. The aim of this paper is to show the results of detailed non-linear seismic...
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Numerical investigation on dynamic response of a steel lattice tower under various seismic events
PublicationThe present paper presents the results of the numerical study designed to investigate the soil-structure flexibility effects on modal parameters (i.e. fundamental frequencies) and time-history analysis response (represented by the top relative displacements) of a 46.8 m high steel lattice tower subjected to a number of ground motions including also one mining tremor. In addition to the fixed-base condition, three different soil...
Year 2018
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Analysis of temporary steel grandstand with different bracing systems exposed to crowd load
PublicationGrandstands are structures which are regularly subjected to dynamic loads generated by crowd motions. It is a dangerous situation when spectators induce rhythmic jumping, dancing, stamping, etc. If the synchronized movement of spectators excites a natural frequency of the structure, resonant response might occur. To avoid such situations, temporary steel grandstands are commonly strengthened using additional elements that create...
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Badanie efektywności zastosowania tłumików polimerowych do redukcji drgań tymczasowych trybun metalowych poddanych oddziaływaniom dynamicznym wywołanym zachowaniem widzów
PublicationNiegdyś trybuny metalowe wykorzystywane były tylko podczas wydarzeń sportowych. Dziś, wykorzystuje się je podczas koncertów muzycznych, festiwali oraz wydarzeń, w których uczestniczy duża liczba ludzi. Jednocześnie, użycie lekkich i smukłych elementów konstrukcyjnych prowadzi do redukcji wartości częstotliwości drgań własnych konstrukcji, przez co łatwiej wzbudzić ją do drgań. Konsekwencją tej sytuacji może być wystąpienie...
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Dynamic analysis of temporary steel grandstand equipped with different types of bracing system
PublicationIn the paper, behaviour of a temporary steel grandstand equipped with two different types of bracing system has been analysed through the numerical study. A typical solution concerning application of a diagonal tubular members has been compared with elements proposed by authors and called polymer dampers. A polymer element consists of two L-shape steel members bonded with polymer mass. The aim of the paper is to verify the effectiveness...
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Modal analysis of temporary steel grandstand equipped with different bracing systems
PublicationThe aim of this paper is to present the results of numerical analysis focused on temporary steel scaffolding grandstand. The investigation has been devoted to modal analysis where modes of free vibrations and corresponding natural frequencies have been estimated and compared. The structure was equipped with different types of stiffener members. One on them is a typical tubular stiffener, while the second one is spe-cially designed...
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Soil-structure interaction effects on modal parameters of office buildings with different number of stories
PublicationThe paper summarizes the results of a numerical investigation designed to study the soil-structure interaction effects on modal parameters of three office buildings. The reinforced-concrete 4-storey, 8-storey, and 12-storey office buildings, each with additional two levels of embedded basements, represent low, medium, and high-rise structures, respectively. In order to conduct this research, detailed finite-element structure models...
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The effectiveness of polymer adhesive in reduction of vibrations of structural members
PublicationIn this paper, the idea of using polymer adhesive as a damping layer is proposed. An experimental study of two aluminium cantilevered beams has been conducted. One of them presents a plain cantilevered beam, while the second one considers two aluminium beams bonded with a polymer adhesive of different thickness (0,5; 1,2; 1,75; 3,1 and 5 mm). The polymer adhesive considered in the study is a specially designed flexible...
Year 2017
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Experimental and numerical analysis of an aluminum cantilevered beam with polymer adhesive
PublicationIn this paper, experimental and numerical investigation on a composite cantilevered aluminum beam has been conducted. The subject of the study consists of two plain aluminum elements bonded with polymer adhesive of different thickness. It has been proven in the previous study that this kind of material has high damping properties. During an experimental investigation, value of damping ratios have been obtained. The aim of a numerical...
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Investigation of behaviour of metal structures with polymer dampers under dynamic loads
PublicationA large number of accidents concerning structures subjected to dynamic loads have been recently observed. One of the examples of such a structure is a temporary steel grandstand erected using scaffolding system. Dynamic load that is generated by crowd movement has a significant influence on the behaviour of the structure and may lead to excessive structural vibrations. The aim of the study is to consider the idea of using polymer...
Year 2016
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Application of polymer element in reduction of temporary steel grandstand vibrations
PublicationThe numerical analysis focused on reduction of vibrations of a temporary steel scaffolding grandstand has been conducted in this paper. These types of structures are regularly subjected to dynamic loads which, in conjunction with light and quite slender structural members, may induce dangerous vibrations. To increase their safety, temporary steel grandstands are usually strengthened with the diagonal stiffeners of tubular cross...
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Experimental and numerical study on polymer element used for reduction of temporary steel grandstand vibrations
PublicationThe purpose of the paper is to analyse the effectiveness of a polymer damper in reduction of a temporary steel grandstand vibrations through the experimental and numerical study. The damper considered in the investigation is constructed out of two L-shape steel members bonded with polymer mass of high damping properties. The element has been installed as a diagonal one at the back part of the structure. The method has been compared...
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The Effectiveness of Polymer Damper in Damage Reduction of Temporary Steel Grandstand
PublicationA large number of accidents involving damage of temporary grandstands during different types of events were observed in the past. The aim of the paper is to analyse numerically the effectiveness of a polymer damper in damage reduction of a temporary steel scaffolding grandstand exposed to dynamic load due to jumping. The element has been installed as a diagonal one at the back part of the structure. The method has been compared...
Year 2015
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Enhancing the Seismic Resistance of Columns by GFRP Confinement Using Flexible Adhesive-Experimental Study
PublicationIn this paper, the results of two experiments, focused on testing the effectiveness of a method of enhancing the seismic (dynamic) resistance of masonry columns with the use of flexible polymer adhesive, are shown. The first experiment was devoted to investigate the damping properties of a polymer working between two stiff layers, whereas the aim of the second one was to verify if the identified damping properties of the polymer...
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Experimental study on the effectiveness of polymer damper in damage reduction of temporary steel grandstand
PublicationA large number of accidents, involving collapses of temporary grandstands during different types of events, were observed in the past. If the synchronized movement of people is tuned with the natural frequency of the affected part of the structure, resonance might occur. It may lead to severe damages of grandstands, their collapse or panic among the spectators. The aim of the paper is to assess, through preliminary experimental...
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VIBRATION PROBLEMS OF AN EXAMPLE OF TEMPORARY STEEL GRANDSTAND UNDER HUMAN-INDUCED EXCITATION
PublicationLighter and slender structural members of a typical grandstand leads to a significant reduction in the frequencies, that is why such structures are more easily induced to vibrations. The aim of the present paper is to show the results of our experimental studies and the numerical analyses, focused on the behaviour of a part of a typical temporary steel grandstand under dynamic loads. The peak values of accelerations of a steel...
Year 2014
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BADANIE EFEKTYWNOŚCI ZASTOSOWANIA TAŚM POLIMEROWYCH DO REDUKCJI DRGAŃ ELEMENTÓW KONSTRUKCJI METALOWYCH
PublicationW niniejszej pracy przedstawione zostały wyniki badań eksperymentalnych i analizy numerycznej dotyczące wyznaczenia parametrów dynamicznych aluminiowych elementów wspornikowych. Przedmiotem analizy były dwie belki aluminiowe o identycznych wymiarach. Do jednej z nich podklejono warstwę masy polimerowej. Głównym celem badań było określenie efektywności zastosowania taśm polimerowych jako tłumików drgań elementów metalowych poddanych...
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EKSPERYMENTALNE I NUMERYCZNE BADANIA ALUMINIOWEJ BELKI WSPORNIKOWEJ Z WARSTWĄ MASY POLIMEROWEJ PODDANEJ ODDZIAŁYWANIOM DYNAMICZNYM
PublicationW pracy przedstawione zostały wyniki badań eksperymentalnych i numerycznych dotyczące wyznaczenia parametrów dynamicznych metalowego elementu wspornikowego poddanego oddziaływaniom dynamicznym. Przedmiotem badań była aluminiowa belka wspornikowa z podklejoną od dołu warstwą masy polimerowej. Badania polegały na uderzeniu w środku rozpiętości metalowego elementu młotkiem modalnym. Liczby tłumienia oraz częstotliwości drgań własnych...
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF A TEMPORARY STEEL GRANDSTAND UNDER CROWD LOAD
PublicationTemporary structures, such as grandstands, are commonly used during different types of mass events, especially sport and music concerts. In this paper, the results of the experimental study on temporary steel grandstand are presented. The aim of the investigation was to determine modal characteristics of such structures. Modes of free vibrations and corresponding natural frequencies have been obtained for empty and occupied grandstand....
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Experimental study on effectiveness of polymer dampers in reduction of structural vibrations
PublicationVibrations of civil engineering structures, generated by dynamic loads, may be very dangerous to the structures themselves as well as may have significant influence on human perception and comfort. A number of different methods have been proposed in order to minimize such situations. This concern newly designed structures as well as those which dynamic properties have to be modified due to problems with excessive vibrations. One...
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Experimental study on the effectiveness of polymer dampers in reduction of structural vibrations
PublicationVibrations of civil engineering structures, generated by dynamic loads, may be very dangerous to the structures themselves as well as may have significant influence on human perception and comfort. A number of different methods have been proposed in order to minimize such situations. This concern newly designed structures as well as those which dynamic properties have to be modified due to problems with excessive vibrations. One...
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Numerical analysis of a temporary steel grandstand
PublicationThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of the numerical analysis focused on the response of the temporary steel scaffolding grandstand subjected to human-induced vibrations due to jumping. Shell as well as beam elements have been used in the numerical model. Its first stage has involved conducting modal analysis in order to determine the modes of free vibrations and the corresponding natural frequencies for the empty...
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Problemy drgań trybun stalowych poddanych oddziaływaniom dynamicznym = Vibration problems of steel grandstands under dynamic loads
PublicationW niniejszym artykule przedstawione zostały wyniki badań eksperymentalnych i analiz numerycznych dotyczące zachowania się trybun stalowych poddanych oddziaływaniom dynamicznym. Z uwagi na coraz bardziej powszechne stosowanie tych konstrukcji jako wyposażenia np. stadionów sportowych oraz na ich obciążenie tłumem ludzi trybuny stalowe są konstrukcjami stale narażonymi na oddziaływania dynamiczne. Lekkie i smukłe elementy z jakich...
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THE INFLUENCE OF POLYMER STRIPS IN REDUCTION OF A STEEL GRANDSTAND VIBRATIONS
PublicationGrandstands are types of structures commonly used during sport events or music concerts. Dynamic loads generated by crowd movement may have significant influence on human perception as well as may lead to the destruction of a structure. Lighter and more slender structural steel members are more easily excitable by spectators. If the synchronized movement is tuned with the natural frequency of the affected part of the structure,...
Year 2013
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Analiza dynamiczna trybuny stalowej
PublicationW powyższej pracy przedstawione zostały zalety stosowania trybun stalowych jako wyposażenia stadionów sportowych oraz innych miejsc, które gromadzą ogromną liczbę widzów. Pokazano, że konstrukcje te charakteryzują się wysoką estetyką i podnoszą prestiż widowiska w odróżnieniu do wcześniej stosowanych trybun żelbetowych. Z uwagi na zastosowanie lekkich i smukłych elementów składowych konstrukcji trybuny, masa widzów oraz obciążenia...
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BADANIA POLOWE PARAMETRÓW DYNAMICZNYCH ELEMENTÓW TRYBUNY O KONSTRUKCJI STALOWEJ
PublicationW tym artykule przedstawione zostały wyniki badań polowych dotyczące trybuny stalowej poddanej obciążeniom dynamicznym. Trybuny stalowe to konstrukcje, które odnajdują swoje zastosowanie głównie podczas wydarzeń sportowych, koncertów muzycznych oraz innych wydarzeń, którym towarzyszą rytmiczne aktywności widzów i głośna muzyka. Wzajemne oddziaływanie pomiędzy konstrukcją a ludźmi powinno zostać przeanalizowane zwłaszcza wtedy gdy...
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Eksperymentalne i numeryczne badania parametrów dynamicznych trybuny stalowej
PublicationTrybuny stalowe to konstrukcje, które odnajdują swoje zastosowanie głównie podczas wydarzeń sportowych, koncertów muzycznych oraz innych wydarzeń, którym towarzyszą rytmiczne aktywności widzów i głośna muzyka. Ze względu na smukłość oraz lekkość elementów z jakich wykonana jest konstrukcja trybuny jest ona bardzo łatwo wzbudzana przez ludzi do drgań. Z przeprowadzonej w pracy [4] analizy modalnej wynika, że masa ludzi prowadzi...
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NUMERYCZNE MODELOWANIE WANDALISTYCZNYCH ODDZIAŁYWAŃ NA KONSTRUKCJĘ TRYBUNY STALOWEJ
PublicationW niniejszym artykule przedstawiono sposób numerycznego modelowania wandalistycznych oddziaływań na konstrukcję trybuny stalowej, wywołanych nieprzewidywalnym zachowaniem się widzów. Obciążenia dynamiczne takie jak synchroniczne podskoki bądź przemieszczanie się tłumu oraz potrząsanie barierek ochronnych może doprowadzić do znacznej redukcji częstotliwości drgań własnych konstrukcji. Na podstawie przyjętych obciążeń wyznaczono...
Year 2012
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Badania polowe i analiza modalna trybuny stalowej
PublicationNiegdyś trybuny stalowe wykorzystywane były tylko podczas wydarzeń sportowych. Dzięki swoim zaletom dziś spotkać możemy je podczas koncertów muzycznych, wystaw, festiwali, gdzie dużej liczbie ludzi towarzyszy głośna muzyka. Użycie lekkich i smukłych elementów konstrukcyjnych, które wraz z nieprzewidywalnym zachowanie się tłumu oraz głośną muzyką przyczyniają się do niskich wartości częstotliwości drgań przez co łatwiej wzbudzają...
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Eksperymentalne badania trybuny stalowej
PublicationW niniejszym artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych, których celem było wyznaczenie parametrów dynamicznych trybuny stalowej. Z uwagi na coraz częstsze zastosowanie tych konstrukcji jako wyposażenia np. stadionów sportowych, ich budowę oraz nieprzewidywalne zachowanie się widzów trybuny są konstrukcjami stale poddawanymi obciążeniom dynamicznym. Celem tej pracy jest wyznaczenie dominujących wartości częstotliwości...
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Modal analysis of a steel grandstand
PublicationAmong the issues related to the idea of sustainable society is the safety of civil engineering structures devoted to satisfy different needs of people. One of the types of structures devoted to satisfy recreational needs are grandstands, which are used during sport events or music concerts. It is obligatory to consider interaction between structure and crowd load especially when the crowd movement involves rhythmic jumping, dancing,...
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