They address selection and scaling time history records for performance-based design, seismic assessment and retrofitting of an under-designed reinforced concrete frame through a displacement-based approach, a single-run adaptive pushover procedure for shear wall structures, the influence of the shear-bending interaction on the global capacity of reinforced concrete frames, the structural performance of typical and non-ductile public reinforced concrete buildings strengthened using
friction dampers and reinforced concrete walls, dynamic stability and post-critical processes of slender auto-parametric systems, and the accuracy of force and deformation-based methods in determining the seismic capacity of rehabilitated reinforced concrete school buildings.
Min, "Use of rotational
friction dampers to enhance seismic and progressive collapse resisting capacity of structures," Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, vol.
Although weight is increased, the vehicle also has increased mobility due to improved torsion bar suspension components and advanced
friction dampers. It can drive through 4 metres deep water using snorkel and 1.2 metre without it.
[93] proposed an integrated approach to realize both the vibration control and the damage detection of a transmission tower-line system subjected to seismic excitation by using semiactive
friction dampers as shown in Figure 17.
Techniques like safe clear distance between buildings, increasing the stiffness of both building by using shear wall, bracing system and
friction dampers are used as effective mitigation techniques to avoid pounding between adjacent building structures during an earthquake.
On the other hand, frictional drag is readily utilized for friction clutches, breaks, welding, and
friction dampers.
Friction dampers were first used before the turn of the century.
Cheng, "Piezoelectric
friction dampers for earthquake mitigation of buildings: design, fabrication, and characterization," Structural Engineering and Mechanics, vol.
This new aspect has been emphasised in the response of frames equipped with
friction dampers [14].
Stokes, "Semi-active control of
friction dampers," Journal of Sound and Vibration, vol.
It goes without saying that having read the paragraph above, the
friction damper described under "The Damper I" paragraph would not last long.
