Intrinsic and supplementary damping in tall buildings

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Structures and Buildings

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 111-118

  Smith, Rob ^a   Merello, Riccardo ^a   Willford, Michael ^a  

^a ARUP   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Field testing monitoring; Wind loading aerodynamics

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; DYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC RESPONSE; TALL BUILDINGS;

COMMERCIAL PRESSURE; EFFECTIVE DESIGNS; FIELD TESTING; INTRINSIC DAMPING; MITIGATING FACTOR; SEISMIC BEHAVIOUR; SUPPLEMENTARY DAMPING; WIND LOADING;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN;

AERODYNAMICS; DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; SEISMIC RESPONSE; WIND STRESS;

EID: 77953497702     PISSN: 09650911     EISSN: 17517702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1680/stbu.2010.163.2.111     Document Type: Article

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