Amplification system for supplemental damping devices in seismic applications

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 979-983

  Berton, Stefano ^a   Bolander, John E ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplification; Damping; Earthquake resistant structures; Seismic design; Structural control

Indexed keywords

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE STRUCTURES; PASSIVE ENERGY; SEISMIC DESIGNS; STRUCTURAL CONTROL;

AMPLIFICATION; CIVIL ENGINEERING; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; EARTHQUAKES; ERROR ANALYSIS; FRICTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEISMOLOGY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VISCOSITY;

DAMPING;

EID: 20444438682     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2005)131:6(979)     Document Type: Article

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