The main objective of this study is to investigate the effect of spectral shape on damping modification factors η used in equivalent static and response spectrum analyses of structures with damping ratios that are different ...

The constant increase in height of buildings, especially in countries with high seismic activity, suggests that some characteristics that comprise the overall performance of the structure should be revised. During the ...

Performance-based seismic design requires reliable methods to predict earthquake demands on structures, and particularly inelastic deformations, to ensure that specific damage-based criteria are met. Several methods based ...

Los espectros de respuesta elástica de alta amortiguación tienen varias aplicaciones importantes para evaluar el diseño de estructuras resistentes a terremotos. Se derivan del espectro de referencia para un amortiguamiento ...

Buildings with Reinforced Concrete (RC) walls are commonly used to resist lateral forces in seismic countries because they provide high lateral stiffness and strength. In recent earthquakes, shear wall buildings have shown ...

To accomplish an appropriate performance of tuned mass dampers (TMDs) in building structures subjected to earthquake excitations, considerable amounts of mass must be added at upper floors, which in occasions may result ...

Los materiales funcionalmente graduados (MFGs) son un tipo de compuestos en los que la microestructura, la composición u otras características se modifican de forma continua a través de una o varias direcciones, lo que ...