Fatigue analyses of buildings with viscoelastic dampers

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 377-395

  Palmeri, Alessandro ^a   Ricciardelli, Francesco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cycle counting; Fatigue damage; Gust buffeting; Modal analysis; Modal strain energy (MSE) method; Tall buildings; Viscoelastic dampers

Indexed keywords

BUILDING COMPONENTS; DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MODAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; VISCOELASTICITY; WIND EFFECTS;

CYCLE COUNTING; FATIGUE ANALYSES; FATIGUE DAMAGE; GUST BUFFETING; MODAL STRAIN ENERGY (MSE) METHOD; VISCOELASTIC DAMPERS;

TALL BUILDINGS;

BUILDING COMPONENTS; DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; MODAL ANALYSIS; STRAIN; TALL BUILDINGS; VISCOELASTICITY; WIND EFFECTS;

EID: 33645889005     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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