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Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering
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Earthquake Science
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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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SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
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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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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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PLANNING AND ANALYSIS OF EARTHQUAKE DISASTER RELIEF WORK IN ETHIOPIA
PublikacjaThis paper addresses dynamic planning and analysis of earthquake disaster relief work by analysis the disaster throughout the technical and procedural method. And combine this analysis as continues assessment for better input to investigating planning disaster for discontinuous economic growth. This implemented, considering the vulnerability and hazard analysis as a procedural analysis disaster to estimating acceptance risk leveling...
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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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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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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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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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World Information on Earthquake Engineering
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EARTHQUAKE SPECTRA
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Problems of collisions between adjacent steel structures under earthquake excitation
PublikacjaNowadays, the high level of urbanization forces the designers to design closely-separated structures and to take into account many factors influencing the response of these structures, which may collide due to insufficient separation distance during moderate to strong ground motions. Recent observations as well as numerical and experimental investigations have confirmed that the interactions between structures may lead to significant...
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PROBLEMS OF COLLISIONS BETWEEN ADJACENT STEEL STRUCTURES UNDER EARTHQUAKE EXCITATION
PublikacjaNowadays, the high level of urbanization forces the engineers to design closely-separated structures and to take into account many factors influencing their response, including collisions between them due to insufficient separation distance during moderate to strong ground motions. Recent observations as well as experimental and numerical investigations have confirmed that interactions...
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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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Prefabricated structures under earthquake excitation: damage and failure of connection joints
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest analiza zachowania się złączy pomiędzy elementami belkowymi a słupami w konstrukcjach prefabrykowanych poddanych obciążeniom dynamicznym powstającym podczas trzęsień ziemi. Wyniki przedstawione w pracy, uzyskane na podstawie badań numerycznych przeprowadzonych dla wybranego modelu konstrukcji, pokazują, iż złącza są najsłabszym elementem wymagającym zwrócenia szczególnej uwagi przy projektowaniu konstrukcji...
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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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Stochastic modelling of spatiotemporal earthquake fields for large cylindrical shell tanks
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest analiza metody warunkowego modelowania stochastycznego pola losowego trzęsienia ziemi dla dużych cylindrycznych zbiorników powłokowych wykorzystując przestrzenno-czasową funkcję korelacji. Metoda została zastosowana do generacji historii czasowych przyspieszeń w różnych punktach pola. Następnie wygenerowane historie czasowe zostały wykorzystane do analizy dynamicznej odpowiedzi zbiornika powłokowego. Wyniki...
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EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL STUDY ON COLLISIONS BETWEEN STEEL STRUCTURES UNDER EARTHQUAKE EXCITATION
PublikacjaIn the time of high urbanization, the need to build closely-spaced structures forces the designers to take into account earthquake-induced collisions between adjacent buildings and their effects on the response of structures. Past and recent investigations confirmed that interactions between adjacent buildings during earthquakes may cause serious damages to the structural elements and may even lead to total collapse of the structure....
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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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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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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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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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Influence of separation gap on the structural response of colliding structures under earthquake excitation
PublikacjaThe high level of urbanization in the XXIst century forces the designers to design closely-separated structures and to take into account many factors influencing their response during seismic excitation, which are the most unpredictable loads which can affect civil engineering structures. Interactions between insufficiently adjacent buildings, known as the earthquake-induced structural pounding, may cause serious damage to the structures,...
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Experimental study on steel columns subjected to impact load under earthquake conditions
PublikacjaEarthquakes affecting urbanized regions cause exceptional loads to load bearing structural elements such as columns. Such a boost in the load conditions can lead to severe damages which, in a worst case scenario, can lead to a total collapse of a building. This boost is caused by the horizontal ground movement generating a rise in the internal forces due to considerable large displacement between the top and bottom support of columns....
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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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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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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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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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International Journal of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
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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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Torsional earthquake-induced pounding between adjacent buildings founded on different soil types
PublikacjaThis paper investigates the effect of the soil type on the torsional response of build- ings experiencing torsional pounding due to earthquake excitations. Six buildings (one 4-storey building and five 6-storey buildings) with different configurations have been considered. First, pounding between different structures has been analysed for a specified soil type and the effect of the torsional pounding and the contact asymmetry on...
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Simulation of the response of base-isolated buildings under earthquake excitations considering soil flexibility
PublikacjaThe accurate analysis of the seismic response of isolated structures requires the incorporation of the flexibility of supporting soil. However, it is often customary to idealize the soil as rigid during the analysis of such structures. In the present paper, seismic response time history analyses of base-isolated buildings modelled as single degree-of-freedom (SDOF) and multi degree-of-freedom (MDOF) systems with linear and nonlinear...
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Response of cylindrical steel tank under stochastically generated non-uniform earthquake excitation
PublikacjaCylindrical steel tanks are very important structures in industrial facilities since their application is related to storing different types of products. Their safety and reliability have become a crucial issue because any damage may cause significant consequences, including ecological disaster. The most dangerous dynamic load acting on cylindrical steel tanks is related to earthquakes, especially that the seismic excitation may...
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Damage-involved response of two colliding buildings under non-uniform earthquake loading
PublikacjaPounding between insufficiently separated buildings, which may result in considerable damage or may even lead to the total collapse of colliding structures, has been repeatedly observed during earthquakes. Earthquake-induced collisions of buildings has been intensively studied applying various structural models. It was assumed in the analyses, however, that the seismic excitation is identical for all structural supports; whereas,...
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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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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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Earthquake-induced pounding between equal height buildings with substantially different dynamic properties
PublikacjaZderzenia pomiędzy konstrukcjami budowlanymi podczas trzęsień ziemi mogą prowadzić do znacznych uszkodzeń czy nawet całkowitego zniszczenia. Celem niniejszego artykuły jest analiza zderzeń pomiędzy budynkami o jednakowej wysokości i różnych parametrach dynamicznych. W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań numerycznych przeprowadzonych na nieliniowych modelach dyskretnych o skupionych masach z wykorzystaniem nieliniowego modelu lepkosprężystego...
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Assessment of damage due to earthquake-induced pounding between the main building and the stairway tower
PublikacjaRaporty po trzęsieniach ziemi pokazują, iż występujące podczas wstrząsów sejsmicznych zderzenia pomiędzy sąsiednimi konstrukcjami budowlanymi, lub ich częściami, mogą prowadzić do znacznych uszkodzeń lub nawet całkowitego zniszczenia konstrukcji. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest oszacowanie zakresu i intensywności zniszczeń na skutek zderzeń pomiędzy budynkiem głównym szpitala Olive View a wolnostojącą klatką schodową podczas trzęsienia...
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FEM analysis of earthquake-induced pounding between two buildings modelled by shell elements
PublikacjaW artykule przeprowadzono dokładną analizę zderzeń pomiędzy dwoma budynkami stosując metodę elementów skończonych z użyciem elementów powłokowych. Wyniki analizy pokazują, iż kolizje mogą prowadzić do znacznego zwiększenia odpowiedzi konstrukcji lżejszej, podczas gdy zachowanie się cięższego budynku jest jedynie nieznacznie zależne od efektu zderzeń. Wyniki te jednoznacznie wskazują, iż podczas projektowania na terenach sejsmicznych...
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Seismic probabilistic assessment of steel and reinforced concrete structures including earthquake-induced pounding
PublikacjaRecent earthquakes demonstrate that prioritizing the retrofitting of buildings should be of the utmost importance for enhancing the seismic resilience and structural integrity of urban structures. To have a realistic results of the pounding effects in modeling process of retrofitting buildings, the present research provides seismic Probability Factors (PFs), which can be used for estimating collision effects without engaging in...
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Repair of school building in Skrzypne damaged during the Podhale earthquake of November 30, 2004
PublikacjaW artykule przedstawiono kolejne etapy naprawy budynku szkolnego, który został uszkodzony podczas trzęsienia ziemi na Podhalu 30 listopada 2004 r. W wyniku wstrząsu sejsmicznego poważnemu uszkodzeniu uległa ściana szczytowa oraz znaczna część ścianek działowych wewnątrz budynku.
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Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami
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The Effectiveness of Rubber Bumpers in Reducing the Effects of Earthquake-Induced Pounding between Base-Isolated Buildings
PublikacjaTh 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...
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Preventing of earthquake-induced pounding between steel structures by using polymer elements – experimental study
PublikacjaPounding between two, or more, adjacent 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. A number of different methods...