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Building Structures and Seismic Technologies

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2023) | Viewed by 14451

Special Issue Editor

Dr. Davor Stanko

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Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: engineering seismology; earthquake engineering; soil–structure interaction; site response analysis; applied geophysics; seismic vulnerability of historical buildings

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue "Building Structures and Seismic Technologies".

Earthquakes, as a natural catastrophic event, have colossal socio-economic consequences on a local, regional and global scale, particularly when the buildings inventory is accounted for. Research activities such as the development of novel seismic technologies and methodologies, as well their applications for earthquake-resistant building structures, should be considered as one of the most important issues in the limitation of buildings’ seismic vulnerability and risk. Additionally, buildings’ structural resonance should not be limited only to a building structure, but also to the soil–structure interaction within the seismic monitoring of dynamic characteristics between the local site, foundation and building structures, helping to mitigate damage and improve earthquake resilience using seismic technologies.

The aim and scope of this Special Issue is dedicated to the exchange of knowledge, ideas and practice regarding recent advances in seismic technologies used for the seismic design, structural monitoring and assessment of the seismic risk of building structures. We encourage the submission of original contributions containing fundamental and applied research, preliminary reports, case studies, review papers or state of the art.

Dr. Davor Stanko
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • seismic-resistant building structures
  • seismic vulnerability of buildings
  • structural resonance
  • seismic monitoring of buildings
  • dynamic characteristics of buildings
  • soil–structure interaction
  • seismic risk assessment of buildings
  • seismic resilience of buildings
  • earthquakes and historical buildings
  • building seismic technologies in practice

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18 pages, 8978 KiB  
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Experimental Hybrid Simulation of Severe Aftershocks Chains on Buildings Equipped with Curved Surface Slider Devices
by Marco Furinghetti, Igor Lanese and Alberto Pavese
Buildings 2022, 12(8), 1255; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12081255 - 16 Aug 2022
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In this research work the outcomes of a hybrid experimental campaign are analyzed, in order to evaluate the influence of aftershock events on the frictional response of sliding-based isolation devices for buildings. To achieve this, a hybrid testing framework was accordingly defined, by [...] Read more.
In this research work the outcomes of a hybrid experimental campaign are analyzed, in order to evaluate the influence of aftershock events on the frictional response of sliding-based isolation devices for buildings. To achieve this, a hybrid testing framework was accordingly defined, by considering a numerical substructure, in terms of a simplified analytical model of a case study structure, and a physical substructure, as a full-scale Curved Surface Slider device, tested within the Bearing Tester System of the EUCENTRE Foundation Laboratory in Pavia (Italy). The tested isolator was equipped with a special sliding material, made up of a Poly-Tetra-Fluoro-Ethylene-based compound (PTFE), filled with carbon fibers and with a solid lubrication. The hybrid tests were performed, in terms of earthquake simulations, and the response of the base-isolated structural system was computed, by applying single-events, rather than aftershock chains. Results lead to a better understanding of the behavior of sliding-based seismic isolation systems, characterized by medium-to-high tribological properties, in terms of peak and residual displacements for both the single-event and the mean responses. Specifically, this work provides hybrid experimental evidence of the influence of an initial displacement offset on the overall behavior of the considered structural system. Full article
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Study on Damping Performance of Hyperboloid Damper with SMA-Negative Stiffness
by Huahui Chang, Leifei Liu, Li Jing, Jingyan Lu and Sasa Cao
Buildings 2022, 12(8), 1111; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12081111 - 28 Jul 2022
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To improve the limiting capacity of isolation bearings and reduce residual deformation, a new material shape memory alloy (SMA) was introduced into the damping device. SMA shape memory materials have shape memory effect, superelastic effect, and damping properties of metal alloys. Although the [...] Read more.
To improve the limiting capacity of isolation bearings and reduce residual deformation, a new material shape memory alloy (SMA) was introduced into the damping device. SMA shape memory materials have shape memory effect, superelastic effect, and damping properties of metal alloys. Although the SMA isolation bearing can improve the self-resetting ability of the bridge, it will increase the internal force response of the substructure compared with the ordinary isolation bearing. To solve this problem, a new type of SMA negative stiffness hyperboloid shock absorber is proposed. The device is provided with restoring force by SMA cables, negative rigidity by two friction pendulum supports with opposite curved surfaces, and energy dissipation capacity by friction between the slider and the upper and lower steel plates. Theoretical derivation and finite element analysis results show that the damping device can not only provide the self-resetting ability of the bridge but also partially reduce the internal force response of the SMA damping bridge structural system on the premise of reducing the displacement response of the bridge. Full article
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Failure Mode and Optimization for MSCSS with LRBs Based on IDA Method
by Buqiao Fan, Xun’an Zhang, Yanjie Xiao, Mustapha Abdulhadi, Xinwei Wang and Muhammad Moman Shahzad
Buildings 2022, 12(7), 998; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12070998 - 13 Jul 2022
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The mega-sub controlled structure system with laminate rubber bearings is an emerging seismic control system for high-rise buildings. The system is high-order statically indeterminate with numerous failure modes. To study the failure modes of the structural system and further improve its seismic performance, [...] Read more.
The mega-sub controlled structure system with laminate rubber bearings is an emerging seismic control system for high-rise buildings. The system is high-order statically indeterminate with numerous failure modes. To study the failure modes of the structural system and further improve its seismic performance, the dynamic equations and the finite element model of the system were established. Ten different ground motions were selected from the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center ground motion database for the incremental dynamic analysis (IDA). Based on the results of the IDA, the weakest failure mode of the system was identified, and its failure path was found. Two schemes were proposed to optimize the weakest failure mode of the system, and the optimization results were compared. The results show that although the IDA curves from different ground motion inputs are diverse, the plastic hinges are all formed on the sub-structures. Failures of the system are caused by either the excessive floor drift or the excessive shear deformation of rubber bearings. By adjusting the locations and parameters of dampers and rubber bearings, the seismic performance of the system can be improved. Full article
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Optimization of Tuned Liquid Damper Including Different Liquids for Lateral Displacement Control of Single and Multi-Story Structures
by Ayla Ocak, Gebrail Bekdaş, Sinan Melih Nigdeli, Sanghun Kim and Zong Woo Geem
Buildings 2022, 12(3), 377; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings12030377 - 18 Mar 2022
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This study focuses on tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) using liquids with different characteristics optimized with the adaptive harmony search algorithm (AHS). TLDs utilize the characteristic features of the liquid to absorb the dynamic forces entering the structure and benefit from the sloshing movement [...] Read more.
This study focuses on tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) using liquids with different characteristics optimized with the adaptive harmony search algorithm (AHS). TLDs utilize the characteristic features of the liquid to absorb the dynamic forces entering the structure and benefit from the sloshing movement and the spring stiffness created by the liquid mass. TLDs have been optimized to investigate the effect of liquid characteristics on the control by analyzing various liquids. For optimization, the memory consideration ratio (HMCR) and fret width (FW) values were adapted from the classical harmony search (HS) algorithm parameters. The TLDs were used on three types of structure models, such as single-story, 10, and 40 stories. The contribution of the liquid characteristics to the damping performance was investigated by optimizing the minimum displacement under seismic excitation. According to the results, it was understood that the liquid density and kinematic viscosity do not affect single-story structures alone. However, two characteristic features should be evaluated together. As the structure mass increases, the viscosity and density become more prominent. Full article
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