Precast concrete facilitates a construction method using durable and rapidly erectable
prefabricated members to create cost-effective and high-quality structures. In this method …

Rocking structural systems have been proposed as a promising solution for designing
resilient building structures. These low-damage systems can prevent significant economic …

Allowing a wall to rock and uplift during a seismic event can cap the forces and minimize the
postevent residual damage. Slip friction connections comprised of flat steel plates sliding …

The self-centering rocking steel-braced frame is a high-performance system that can prevent
major structural damage and minimize residual drifts during large earthquakes. It consists of …

The present study develops and experimentally verifies a new type of earthquake-resilient
bracing system. The proposed pre-pressed spring self-centering energy dissipation (PS …

An application of a pin‐supported wall‐frame system in retrofitting an eleven‐story steel
reinforced concrete frame is introduced. The retrofit aims at enhancing integrity and avoiding …

This paper presents the numerical investigation of the seismic performance of post-
tensioned self-centering precast concrete (SCPC) frames with variable friction dampers …

This paper discusses the lateral load behavior of two, 0.40-scale, hybrid, precast concrete
shear wall test specimens and the behavior of a third precast specimen designed to emulate …

A reinforced concrete (RC) frame system with a self-centering joint connected with post-
tensioned (PT) tendons and bolted angles was developed to overcome the limitations of …

To eliminate the inherent energy dissipation deficiency of self-centering walls, hybrid self-
centering walls (HSWs) have been developed by employing internal or external energy …