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Earthquake-Induced Structural Pounding
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced structural pounding between insufficiently separated build-ings, or bridge segments, has been repeatedly observed during ground motions. The reports after earthquakes indicate that it may lead to some local damage in the case of moderate seismic events or may result in considerable destruction or even collapse of colliding structures during severe ground motions. Pounding in build-ings is usually caused by the...
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Nonlinear modelling of eathquake induced pounding.
PublikacjaZaprezentowano nieliniowy model lepkosprężysty siły zderzenia w czasie kontaktu między konstrukcjami podczas trzęsień ziemi. Efektywność modelu sprawdzono przez porównanie wyników analizy numerycznej z wynikami eksperymentalnymi. Wyniki badań pokazują, iż rozważany model najdokładniej symuluje siłę zderzenia w czasie.
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Experimental and Numerical Study on Pounding of Structures in Series
PublikacjaPounding between structures in series during earthquakes may cause serious damage in the structural elements. The aim of this paper is to show the results of an experimental and numerical study that is focused on pounding between more than two structures which may be described as “structures in series”. In this study, the shaking table experiments, as well as the numerical analyses, were performed using three tower models including...
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Earthquake-induced pounding between asymmetric steel buildings
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced pounding between buildings has been the subject of numerous numerical and experimental studies in the resent years. The phe-nomenon may cause severe damage to structural elements as well as may also lead to the total collapse of colliding structures. A major reason leading to pounding between adjacent, insufficiently separated buildings results from the differences in their dynamic properties. The aim of this...
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Earthquake-Induced Pounding Between Asymmetric Steel Buildings
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced pounding between buildings has been the subject of numerous numerical and experimental studies in the resent years. The phenomenon may cause severe damage to structural elements as well as may also lead to the total collapse of colliding structures. A major reason leading to pounding between adjacent, insufficiently separated buildings results from the differences in their dynamic properties. The aim of this...
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Building damage due to structural pounding during earthquakes
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced pounding between adjacent buildings has been identified as one of the reasons for substantial damage or even total collapse of colliding structures. A major reason leading to interactions in buildings results from the differences in their dynamic parameters and also from insufficient distance between the structures. Although the research on structural pounding has been much advanced, the studies have mainly been...
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Structural pounding models with Hertz spring and nonlinear damper
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono porównanie możliwości wykorzystania dwóch modeli zderzeń: nieliniowego modelu lepkosprężystego i modelu Hertz'a z dodatkowym tłumieniem. Efektywność każdego z modeli zbadano porównując wyniki analiz numerycznych z wynikami badań eksperymentalnych. Wyniki pracy pokazują, iż zastosowanie nieliniowego modelu lepkosprężystego prowadzi do mniejszych błędów w przebiegach czasowych siły zderzenia oraz do mniejszych...
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Pounding force response spectrum under earthquake excitation
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono możliwość wykorzystania spektrum siły zderzenia jako zaproponowanego przez autora narzędzia pomocnego przy projektowaniu budynków narażonych na zderzenia podczas trzęsień ziemi. Przedstawione wykresy spektrów pokazały, iż właściwy dobór parametrów budowli, takich jak szerokość przerwy pomiędzy budynkami, okres drgań własnych konstrukcji, liczba tłumienia, masa, współczynnik ciągliwości, czy też przesunięcie...
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Pounding between high-rise buildings with different structural arrangements
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced structural pounding has led to significant damages during previous earthquakes. This paper investigates the effect of pounding on the dynamic response of colliding high-rise buildings with different structural arrangements. Three 3-D buildings are considered in the study, including 5-storey building, 7-storey building and 9-storey building. Three pounding scenarios are also taken into account, i.e. pounding between...
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Predicting the seismic collapse capacity of adjacent structures prone to pounding
PublikacjaIn crowded cities, many structures are often constructed in a very close vicinity; therefore, during severe earthquakes, pounding phenomenon occurs due to out-of-phase vibrations of adjacent structures. In this study, pounding of adjacent structures is investigated up to the occurrence of total collapse. The novelty of this study is performing incremental dynamic analyses to compute the seismic collapse capacities of both pounding...
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Damage-Involved Structural Pounding in Bridges under Seismic Excitation
PublikacjaDuring severe earthquakes, pounding between adjacent superstructure segments of highway elevated bridges was often observed. It is usually caused by the seismic wave propagation effect and may lead to significant damage. The aim of the present paper is to show the results of the numerical analysis focused on damage-involved pounding between neighbouring decks of an elevated bridge under seismic excitation. The analysis was carried...
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Experimental Study on Pounding between Structures during Damaging Earthquakes
PublikacjaMutual pounding between structures during earthquakes may cause serious structural damage. The aim of this paper is to show the results of a shaking table experimental study focused on pounding between structures in series under several earthquake excitations. The experiments were performed using three tower models with different configurations and different gap distances between them. In the first stage of the study, one rigid...
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Seismic Pounding Between Bridge Segments: A State-of-the-Art Review
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced structural pounding in bridge structures has been observed in several previous seismic events. Collisions occur at the expansion joints provided between adjacent decks or between the deck and abutment. Pounding between the structural elements may lead to severe damages and even to the unseating of the bridge in certain cases. Several investigations have been performed to study pounding in bridges under uniform...
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Earthquake-induced pounding between superstructure segments of isolated bridge
PublikacjaThe use of seismic isolation in bridges is considered as one of the most promising advanced technologies to enhance the structural safety during earthquakes. However, the method results in larger displacements of superstructure segments increasing the probability of pounding between them. Reports after severe ground motions show that the earthquake-induced structural pounding may lead to significant damage in isolated bridges....
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Modified linear viscoelastic model of earthquake-induced structural pounding
PublikacjaIn recent times, earthquake-induced structural pounding has been intensively studied through the use of different impact force models. The numerical results obtained from the previous studies indicate that the linear viscoelastic model is relatively simple and accurate in modeling pounding-involved behavior of structures during earthquakes. The only shortcoming of the model is a negative value of the pounding force occurring just...
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Experimental study on earthquake-induced pounding between steel structures
PublikacjaPounding between adjacent structures has been repeatedly observed during major earthquakes. The phenomenon may cause some local damage at the points of interactions, it may also lead to substantial destruction, permanent deformations or total collapse of colliding structures. The effects of earthquake-induced structural pounding have been studied for more than three decades now. However, most of the studies concerned masonry as...
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Shaking table experimental study on structural pounding during earthquakes
PublikacjaArtykuł przedstawia wyniki badań eksperymentalnych przeprowadzonych na stole wstrząsowym dotyczące zachowania się kolidujących ze sobą modeli konstrukcji podczas trzęsień ziemi. Wyniki te pokazują, iż zderzenia mogą prowadzić do znacznego wzrostu odpowiedzi konstrukcji, ale mogą mieć również pozytywny wpływ i częściowo wytłumić drgania. Ponadto, wyniki badań wskazują na istotny wpływ rodzaju materiału, z którego wykonane są elementy...
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Predicting the seismic collapse capacity of adjacent structures prone to pounding
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Simulations of impact force spectrum for earthquake-induced structural pounding.
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest analiza możliwości zastosowanie tzw. spektrum siły zderzenia przy projektowaniu sąsiadujących ze sobą konstrukcji budowlanych na terenach sejsmicznych, w przypadku zbyt małej przerwy dylatacyjnej między nimi. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki symulacji numerycznych przeprowadzonych dla różnych wartości parametrów dynamicznych konstrukcji.
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Non-linear viscoelastic modelling of earthquake-induced structural pounding
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest analiza nieliniowego lepko-sprężystego modelu siły zderzenia, który ma zastosowanie do symulacji zderzeń pomiędzy konstrukcjami budowlanymi podczas trzęsień ziemi. Efektywność modelu sprawdzono poprzez porównanie wyników symulacji numerycznych z wynikami eksperymentalnymi. Wyniki pracy pokazują, iż w stosunku do innych modeli zderzeń, nieliniowy model lepko-sprężysty umożliwia najdokładniejszą symulację siły...
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Peak impact force for seismic retrofit of pounding-prone structures
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest wykorzystanie dwuwymiarowych wykresów pokazujących wartość maksymalnej siły zderzenia (spektrów odpowiedzi) do wzmacniania odporności sejsmicznej budowli narażonych na zderzanie się podczas trzęsień ziemi. Wyniki analizy wskazują, iż wykresy takie mogą być bardzo przydatnym narzędziem przy podejmowaniu decyzji dotyczącej wyboru metody wzmacniania.
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Numerical Analysis of Seismic Pounding between Adjacent Buildings Accounting for SSI
PublikacjaThe structural pounding caused by an earthquake may damage structures and lead to their collapse. This study is focused on the pounding between two adjacent asymmetric structures with different dynamic properties resting on the surface of an elastic half-space. An exploration of the relationship between the effects of the seismic analysis with the impact response to the torsional pounding between adjacent buildings under different...
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Analysis of floor-to-column pounding of buildings founded on different soil types
PublikacjaThe aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the soil type on buildings experiencing floor-to-column pounding during earthquakes. Five buildings with 4-storeys, 6-storeys, and 7-storeys were considered. Three types of the 4-storey building with different total heights were taken into account which leads to floor-to-column pounding at 1/3, 1/2 and 2/3 of the height of the impacted column. Two pounding scenarios were considered,...
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Linear viscoelastic modelling of damage-involved structural pounding during earthquakes
PublikacjaDamage-involved structural pounding during earthquakes has been recently intensively studied using different impact force models. The results of the previous studies indicate that the linear viscoelastic model is relatively simple yet accurate in modelling pounding-involved behaviour of structures during earthquakes. The only shortcoming of the model is a negative value of the pounding force occurring just before separation, which...
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Pounding between high-rise buildings founded on different soil types
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced pounding is a phenomenon that has been often experienced in previous earthquakes. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of the soil type on high-rise buildings experiencing earthquake induced-pounding. Pounding between 7-storey and 9-storey buildings is examined under five soil types defined in the ASCE 7-10 code which are hard rock, rock, very dense soil and soft rock, stiff soil and soft clay soil....
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Analysis of pounding between adjacent buildings founded on different soil types
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced pounding was experienced in many previous earthquakes and it was found to be a critical issue. This study investigates the effect of pounding between buildings founded on the same and different soil types. Three 3-D buildings with 4, 6 and 8 storeys were considered in this study. Three pounding scenarios were taken into account, i.e. pounding between 4-storey and 6-storey buildings, between 4-storey and 8-storey...
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Earthquake-Induced Pounding of Medium-to-High-Rise Base-Isolated Buildings
PublikacjaDuring earthquakes, out-of-phase vibrations in adjacent buildings with limited distance may cause pounding between them. In recent years, the use of seismic isolation has expanded considerably as an effective approach to reduce seismic damage. However, the isolated building experiences large displacements during earthquakes, and there is a possibility of collisions with adjacent structures. The research on earthquake-induced pounding...
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Pounding between Inelastic Three-Storey Buildings under Seismic Excitations
PublikacjaStructural interactions between adjacent, insufficiently separated buildings have been repeatedly observed during damaging ground motions. This phenomenon, known as the structural pounding, may result in substantial damage or even total collapse of structures. The aim of the present paper is to show the results of the nonlinear numerical analysis focused on pounding between inelastic three-storey buildings under seismic excitations....
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Predicting the peak structural displacement preventing pounding of buildings during earthquakes
PublikacjaThe aim of the present paper is to verify the effectiveness of the artificial neural network (ANN) in predicting the peak lateral displacement of multi-story building during earthquakes, based on the peak ground acceleration (PGA) and building parameters. For the purpose of the study, the lumped-mass multi-degree-of-freedom structural model and different earthquake records have been considered. Firstly, values of stories mass and...
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Pounding of structures during earthquakes modelled by nonlinear viscoelastic impact element.
PublikacjaAnalizowano zderzenia konstrukcji budowlanych podczas trzęsień ziemi wykorzystując model lepkosprężysty siły zderzenia. W analizie, zachowanie konstrukcji o różnych własnościach dynamicznych symulowane jest modelem dyskretnym o skupionych masach. wyniki badań pokazują, iż zderzenie może prowadzić do znacznego wzrostu odpowiedzi konstrukcji mniej sztywnej i lżejszej.
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Impact force spectrum for damage assessment of earthquake-induced structural pounding
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest zastosowanie spektrum siły zderzenia do szacowania zniszczeń powstałych na skutek zderzeń pomiędzy konstrukcjami budowlanymi, do których dochodzi podczas trzęsień ziemi. Wyniki analizy wskazują, iż spektrum takie może być przydatnym narzędziem przy projektowaniu konstrukcji podatnych na zderzenia. Przykłady spektrów odpowiedzi pokazują, iż zapewnienie odpowiedniej przerwy dylatacyjnej lub zgranie parametrów...
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Analysis of the effect of the seismic gap on the response of buildings experiencing pounding during earthquakes
PublikacjaThe aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of the seismic gap on the dynamic response of buildings experiencing earthquake-induced pounding. Three buildings have been analysed, which are 5-storey, 7-storey and 9-storey structures. Three possible pounding scenarios have been considered, which are pounding between 5-storey and 7-storey buildings, pounding between 5-storey and 9-storey buildings and pounding between 7-storey...
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Earthquake–induced pounding on response of adjacent structures in series: experimental and numerical study
PublikacjaPounding between structures in series during earthquakes may cause serious damage in the structur-al elements. The aim of this paper is to show the results of an experimental and numerical study that is focused on pounding between more than two structures which may be called "structures in series". In this study, the shaking table experiments, as well as the numerical analyses, were performed using three tower models including...
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Numerical study on pounding between two adjacent buildings under earthquake excitation
PublikacjaSeismic excitation, which results in large horizontal relative displacements, may cause collisions between two adjacent structures due to insufficient separation distance between them. Such collisions, known as earthquake-induced structural pounding, may induce severe damages. In this paper, the case of pounding between two adjacent buildings is studied by the application of single degree-of-freedom structural models. Impact is...
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Determination of Peak Impact Force for Buildings Exposed to Structural Pounding during Earthquakes
PublikacjaStructural pounding between adjacent, insufficiently separated buildings, or bridge segments, has been repeatedly observed during seismic excitations. Such earthquake-induced collisions may cause severe structural damage or even lead to the collapse of colliding structures. The aim of the present paper was to show the results of the study focused on determination of peak impact forces during collisions between buildings exposed...
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Effective Formula for Impact Damping Ratio for Simulation of Earthquake-induced Structural Pounding
PublikacjaStructural pounding during earthquakes may cause substantial damage to colliding structures. The phenomenon is numerically studied using different models of collisions. The aim of the present paper is to propose an effective formula for the impact damping ratio, as a parameter of the impact force model used to study different problems of structural pounding under seismic excitations. Its accuracy has been verified by four various...
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Nonlinear numerical simulation of earthquake-induced pounding between timber frame buildings
PublikacjaEarthquakes 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...
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Linking of adjacent three-storey buildings for mitigation of structural pounding during earthquakes
PublikacjaThe reports after major earthquakes indicate that the earthquake-induced pounding between insufficiently separated buildings may lead to significant damage or even total collapse of structures. An intensive study has recently been carried out on mitigation of pounding hazards so as to minimize the structural damages or prevent collisions at all. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of the method when two adjacent...
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Highly Dissipative Materials for Damage Protection against Earthquake-Induced Structural Pounding
PublikacjaIt 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...
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Investigating the effects of structural pounding on the seismic performance of adjacent RC and steel MRFs
PublikacjaAn insufficient separation distance between adjacent buildings is the main reason for structural pounding during severe earthquakes. The lateral load resistance system, fundamental natural period, mass, and stiffness are important factors having the influence on collisions between two adjacent structures. In this study, 3-, 5- and 9-story adjacent reinforced concrete and steel Moment Resisting Frames (MRFs) were considered to investigate...
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Comparison of numerical models of impact force for simulation of earthquake-induced structural pounding
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono porównanie trzech modeli numerycznych służących do symulacji siły zderzenia w czasie kontaktu pomiędzy konstrukcjami budowlanymi podczas trzęsień ziemi. Efektywność każdego z modeli zbadano porównując wyniki analiz numerycznych z wynikami badań eksperymentalnych. Wyniki pracy pokazują, iż nieliniowy model lepkosprężysty najdokładniej symuluje przebieg czasowy siły zderzenia w czasie kontaktu.
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Theoretical and experimental assessment of parameters for the non-linear viscoelastic model of structural pounding
PublikacjaZjawisko zderzeń pomiędzy sąsiednimi konstrukcjami budowlanymi podczas trzęsień ziemi jest w ostatnim czasie intensywnie badane z wykorzystaniem różnych modeli numerycznych siły zderzenia w czasie kontaktu. Wyniki badań eksperymentalnych pokazują, iż nieliniowy model lepko-sprężysty jest najdokładniejszy wśród modeli stosowanych do analizy. Model ten zdefiniowany jest poprzez dwa parametry: liczbę tłumienia zderzenia oraz parametr...
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Elastic and inelastic multi-storey buildings under earthquake excitation with the effect of pounding
PublikacjaW artykule przeprowadzono analizę różnic w liniowym i nieliniowym zachowaniu się budynków wielokondygnacyjnych podczas trzęsień ziemi z uwzględnieniem efektu zderzeń pomiędzy nimi. Analizę numeryczną przeprowadzono dla różnych wartości ekstremalnych przyspieszeń gruntu. Wyniki pokazują, iż zaimplementowanie nieliniowego modelu zachowania się budowli jest bardzo istotne w celu uzyskania dokładnej odpowiedzi konstrukcji.
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Pounding-involved response of isolated and non-isolated buildings under earthquake excitation
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest dokładna analiza zachowania się kolidujących ze sobą dwóch budynków z wibroizolacją i bez wibroizolacji poddanych obciążeniom dynamicznym podczas trzęsień ziemi. W analizie rozważno przypadki kiedy oba budynki mają wibroizolację, kiedy tylko jeden budynek ma wibroizolację oraz kiedy żaden z budynków nie ma wibroizolacji. Wyniki badań pokazują, iż budynki z wibroizolacją są bardziej podatne na zderzenia podczas...
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Numerical simulations of transverse pounding-involved response of buildings due to earthquake excitation.
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest analiza (w kierunku poprzecznym) zachowania się uderzających o siebie budynków podczas trzęsienia ziemi. W analizie tej obie konstrukcje modelowane są przy użyciu dyskretnego, sprężysto-plastycznego modelu o skupionych masach, zaś do symulacji zderzeń zastosowano nieliniowy model lepko-sprężysty. Wyniki analizy pokazują, iż zderzanie prowadzi do znacznego wzrostu odpowiedzi w kierunku poprzecznym dla konstrukcji...
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Study on polymer elements for mitigation of earthquake-induced pounding between buildings in complex arrangements
PublikacjaPounding between neighbouring buildings during earthquakes has been identified as one of the reasons for substantial damage or even total collapse of colliding structures, so it has been the subject of numerous studies in the recent years. A major reason leading to interactions between adjacent, insufficiently separated structures results from the differences in their dynamic properties. The problem is much more complicated for...
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Effects of Deck-Abutment Pounding on the Seismic Fragility Curves of Box-Girder Highway Bridges
PublikacjaEarthquake-induced pounding in bridges is a complex contact phenomenon in which the dynamic responses of structures, including collisions between deck and abutments, are strongly related to structural properties and earthquake excitation. The goal of this study is to develop and compare the seismic fragility curves of overall system and individual components of regular and irregular box-girder highway bridges in two cases: with...
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Study on Polymer Elements for Mitigation of Earthquake-Induced Pounding Between Buildings in Complex Arrangements
PublikacjaPounding between neighboring structures during seismic events has been revealed as one of the most commonly observed reasons for severe damage or even total collapse of the adjacent buildings. Therefore, pounding effects have recently become an issue of great interest of many numerical and experimental investigations in many earthquake-prone regions of the world. It has also been observed that the differences in dynamic characteristics...
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Non-linear strain rate analysis of earthquake-induced pounding between steel buildings
PublikacjaPast and recent earthquakes have shown that ground motions may cause severe structural damage to civil engineering structures. Earthquake-induced pounding between adjacent buildings has been identified as one of the reasons which intensifies damages. The aim of this paper is to show the results of the detailed nonlinear FEM analysis of earthquake-induced pounding between two steel buildings. The elastic – perfectly plastic material...
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Seismic pounding behavior of multi-story buildings in series considering the effect of infill panels
PublikacjaThe aim of the present paper is to study the influence of the infill panels on the seismic pounding response of adjacent structures in series. The contribution of the masonry infill has been simulated using equivalent diagonal compression struts. Steel frames have been assumed to have elastic-plastic behavior with 1% linear strain hardening. The dynamic contact analysis has been utilized where contact surface model (target and...