Optimal softening and damping design for buildings

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 831-857

  Cimellaro, Gian Paolo ^a   Retamales, Rodrigo ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Active control; Damping; Optimal design; Passive control; Softening; Weakening

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ACTIVE CONTROL; DAMPERS; PASSIVE CONTROL; SOFTENING TECHNIQUES;

RETROFITTING;

EID: 35348838918     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: 15452263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.181     Document Type: Article

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