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     Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences

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2014(Vol.6, Issue:5)
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Effects of Friction Damper-brace Design Parameters on Seismic Performance of Multistory Building Structures

Saman Musician, Amir B. Hami, Hamid Masaeli and Faramarz Khoshnoudian
Corresponding Author:  Hamid Masaeli 
Submitted: February 18, 2014
Accepted: March 08, 2014
Published: May 20, 2014
Abstract:
In this study, design parameters of Friction Damper-Brace System (FDBS) and their influence on seismic response of low-to-medium-rise building structures are investigated. Numerical analyses are performed on some example building models with different fundamental periods. Improvement of seismic response of the structures with respect to variations of FDBS design parameters including: total slip-load ratio of friction damper devices (FDD), number of FDD installations and arrangement of dampers along height of buildings, is investigated. Results show that for a constant stiffness ratio of the braces and uniform distribution of slip-load ratio amongst FDDs, optimal normalized number of FDD installations, increases or remains invariant in the range of 0.5 to 1.0 when fundamental period of the structure increases.

Key words:  Friction damper, passive control, seismic performance, , , ,
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Saman Musician, Amir B. Hami, Hamid Masaeli and Faramarz Khoshnoudian, . Effects of Friction Damper-brace Design Parameters on Seismic Performance of Multistory Building Structures. Research Journal of Environmental and Earth Sciences, (5): 299-306.
ISSN (Online):  2041-0492
ISSN (Print):   2041-0484
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