Structural flexibility impact on pounding severity and seismic performance of adjacent isolated buildings

A Sadeghi-Movahhed, D De Domenico… - Soil Dynamics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Limited research on the pounding of adjacent isolated buildings (floor-to-floor pounding)
and conflicting results about the effect of ductility on pounding severity highlight the need for …

Vulnerability assessment of tall isolated steel building under variable earthquake hazard levels using endurance time method

A Sadeghi-Movahhed, AHMM Billah… - Journal of Structural …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In this research, the superstructure behavior in isolated structures has been studied based
on their ductility. For this purpose, three tall structures isolated by triple friction pendulum …

Constant-strength inelastic displacement ratio spectra for assessment of superstructures in seismically isolated buildings

LL Song, ZD Yang, T Guo - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
A reliable estimation of maximum displacement demands of seismically isolated inelastic
superstructures is crucial for assessment of base-isolated buildings under beyond-design …

Comparative response assessment of base-isolated braced-frame buildings considering effects of ductility design

Y Jalali, GG Amiri, A Shakouri - Journal of Building Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper evaluates seismic responses of steel concentrically bracing frames isolated by
double friction pendulum bearings with two levels of ductility. The seismic responses of base …

The effect of superstructure properties on the re-centering capability of Friction Pendulum (PS) isolator

B Ghanbari, M Fathi, AH Akhaveissy - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The re-centering capability after the seismic excitation is one of the fundamental properties
of a seismic isolation system. This study examines the effects of superstructure properties on …

A comparative analysis of design and analysis methods for steel connections: contrasting American and European perspectives

MT Naqash, AE Alluqmani, QU Farooq - … of Umm Al-Qura University for …, 2024 - Springer
Load transmission from one element to another is achieved using steel connections, making
them an integral part of any structural design. This article examines the differences between …

Effects of near-field earthquakes, connection types, and SSI on seismic performance of SMRF

T Bakhshpoori, ARN Nezhad - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This study aims to validate the ASCE7–16 code, which investigates the effects of near-field
earthquakes, Soil-Structure Interaction (SSI), and connection types on the seismic …

Seismic poundings of multi-story buildings isolated by TFPB against moat walls

A Shakouri, GG Amiri, ZS Miri… - Earthquakes and …, 2021 - koreascience.kr
The gap provided between adjacent structures in the metropolitan cities is mostly narrow
due to architectural and financial issues. Consequently, structural pounding occurs between …

Enhancing the seismic performance of high-rise buildings with lead rubber bearing isolators

AH Deringöl, EM Güneyisi - Turkish Journal of Engineering, 2023 - dergipark.org.tr
Recent earthquakes have enforced the engineering community to design seismically more
efficient buildings through the energy dissipation systems. For this purpose, this paper …

A vector‐valued ground motion intensity measure for base‐isolated buildings in far‐field regions

N Güneş - The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, the effects of the spectral acceleration at the superstructure first‐mode period
on the isolator displacement are investigated for far‐field ground motions. For this purpose …