Life-cycle benefits estimation of self-centering building structures

S Hu, W Wang, MS Alam, K Ke - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Various self-centering structural systems were developed and investigated for reducing
residual inter-story drifts of the traditional aseismic structural system by achieving full or …

Hybrid self-centering braces with NiTi-SMA U-shaped and frequency-dependent viscoelastic dampers for structural and nonstructural damage control

S Hu, Y Koetaka, ZP Chen, S Zhu, MS Alam - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes a novel hybrid self-centering brace (HSB) with structural and
nonstructural damage-control capabilities for the seismic resilience of building structures …

Self-centring damper with multi-energy-dissipation mechanisms: Insights and structural seismic demand perspective

K Ke, MCH Yam, P Zhang, Y Shi, Y Li, S Liu - Journal of Constructional …, 2023 - Elsevier
An innovative self-centring damper equipped with shape memory alloy elements and wedge-
shaped friction plates (ie SMA-VFSD) characterised by multiple energy-dissipation …

Life‐cycle benefits estimation for hybrid seismic‐resistant self‐centering braced frames

S Hu, S Zhu - Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The hybrid self‐centering braced frames (HSBFs) with shape memory alloy‐based braces
(SMABs) and viscous dampers (VDs) are an emerging structural system developed for …

Seismic behavior of a novel liftable connection for modular steel buildings: Experimental and numerical studies

EF Deng, YH Wang, L Zong, Z Zhang, JF Zhang - Thin-walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Modular steel buildings (MSBs) have achieved considerable popularity in multi-to-high rise
constructions due to the favorable mechanical characteristic, eco-friendliness, cost …

Post-earthquake repairability-based methodology for enhancing steel MRFs

S Hu, X Zhou, K Ke, MS Alam, T Shi - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Self-centering beam-to-column connections (SBCs) were widely investigated to enhance
conventional steel moment-resisting frame's (MRF's) post-earthquake repairability by …

Partially self-centering braces with NiTi-and Fe-SMA U-shaped dampers

S Hu, MS Alam, Y Zhang, Z Ding, X He - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Partially self-centering behavior has been considered a promising and beneficial solution for
achieving seismic resilience of building structures in the life-cycle span. This paper aims to …

Floor acceleration control of self-centering braced frames using viscous dampers

S Hu, C Qiu, S Zhu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The self-centering braced frames (SCBFs) have been widely investigated for enhancing the
building structures' post-earthquake repairability by reducing or even eliminating the …

Machine learning-driven performance-based seismic design of hybrid self-centering braced frames with SMA braces and viscous dampers

S Hu, C Qiu, S Zhu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A hybrid self-centering braced frame equipped with shape memory alloy-based self-
centering braces (SMA-SCBs) and viscous dampers is proposed to achieve enhanced …

Machine learning-aided peak and residual displacement-based design method for enhancing seismic performance of steel moment-resisting frames by installing self …

S Hu, S Zhu, MS Alam, W Wang - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional steel moment-resisting frames (SMRFs) absorb seismic energy through steel
yielding behavior, leading to significant residual displacement. Although steel yielding …