The efficiency of the motion amplification device with viscous damper

8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2006

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 4857-4866

  Huang, Hanry C ^a   Mcnamara, Robert J ^b  

^a BERGER/ABAM Engineers Inc   (United States)

^b McNamara/Salvia Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION FACTORS; BRACE STIFFNESS; COMPLEX MODULUS; DAMPER SYSTEMS; DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS; EFFECTIVE SOLUTION; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; INTERSTORY DRIFTS; MATHEMATIC MODEL; MOTION AMPLIFICATION; SEISMIC EXCITATIONS; STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS; VISCOUS DAMPERS;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; EFFICIENCY; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

AMPLIFICATION;

EID: 84865843609     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (9)

1. Berton S. and Bolander, E.B., 2005, Amplification System for Supplemental Damping Devices in Seismic Applications, J. Struct. Engrg, ASCE 131(6), 979-983.
2. Costantinou, M.C., Tsopelas P., Hammel W. and A. Sigaher, 2001, Toggle Brace Damper Seismic Energy Dissipation Systems, J. Struct. Engrg., ASCE 127(2), 105-112.
3. Hanson R.D., and Soong, T.T., 2001, Seismic Design with Supplemental Energy Dissipation Devices, EERI Monograph Series, MNO-8, page 47-53.
4. Huang C., 2004, Parametric Study for Motion Amplification Devices with Viscous Dampers, 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Paper No. 3060, Vancouver, Canada, August 1, 2004.
5. Hwang J.S., Huang Y.N., and Hung Y.H., 2005, Analytical and Experimental Study of Toggle Brace Damper Systems, J. Struct. Engrg, ASCE 131(7), 1035-1043.
6. McNamara, R.J., Huang, C., and Wan V., 2000, Viscous Damper with Motion Amplification Device for High-Rise Building Applications, Advanced Technology in Structural Engineering, ASCE Structures Congress 2000, in Philadelphia, PA, May 8-10, 2000.
7. McNamara, R.J. and Huang, C., 2000, A Efficient Damper System for High-Rise Building, Fifth Conference on Tall Building in Seismic Regions, in Los Angles, CA, May 5, 2000.
8. Ribakov, Y. and Reinhorn, A.M., 2003, Design of Amplified Structural Damping Using Optimal Considerations, J. Struct. Engrg, ASCE 129(10), 1422-1427.
9. Shao, D. and Miyamoto, K., 2002, Seismic Performance Improvement of a Torsional Irregular Concrete Shear Wall Building Using Toggle Brace Dampers, Proceeding of Seminar on Response Modification Technologies for Performance Based. Seismic Design, ATC-17-2, Los Angles, CA, 2002.