This investigation deals with the torsional balance of the earthquake response and design of elastic asymmetric structures with frictional dampers. Plan asymmetry leads to an uneven lateral deformation demand among structural ...

This investigation deals with the measured seismic response of a six-storey asymmetric structural model with frictional dampers. Its main objective is to experimentally prove the concept of weak torsional balance for mass- ...

Lateral-torsional coupling in asymmetric-plan buildings leads to correlated translations and rotations of the building plan, which generate uneven distributions of deformation demand among resisting planes. The deformation ...

This investigation deals with the torsional balance of elastic asymmetric structures with viscoelastic dampers. Plan asymmetry leads to an uneven lateral deformation demand among structural members and to unbalanced designs ...

This research studies the response of asymmetrical linear and nonlinear structures subjected to unidirectional and bidirectional seismic excitation, equipped with one or two Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs). The optimized parameters ...

A design approach for the quasi-static balancing of four-bar linkages with torsion springs is proposed. Such approach is useful on the design of statically balanced compliant mechanisms by setting the stiffness of the ...