A simple and intuitive procedure to identify pulse-like ground motions

DS Panella, ME Tornello, CD Frau - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2017 - Elsevier
Near-fault seismic ground motions are frequently characterized by intense velocity and
displacement pulses of relatively long periods that clearly distinguish them from typical far …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal design and performance assessment of multiple tuned mass damper inerters to mitigate seismic pounding of adjacent buildings

S Djerouni, S Elias, M Abdeddaim… - Journal of Building …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work investigates the efficiency of tuned inerter dampers (TIDs) in controlling seismic
response of two adjacent buildings and the pounding distance between them. Pervious …

[HTML][HTML] Optimization and performance assessment of tuned mass damper inerter systems for control of buildings subjected to pulse-like ground motions

S Djerouni, A Ounis, S Elias, M Abdeddaim… - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Optimal tuned mass damper inerter (TMDI) systems in controlling displacement demands on
structures affected by pulse-like near fault ground motions is presented. Simplified …

Automated parameterization of velocity pulses in near‐fault ground motions

Z Chang, H Wu, K Goda - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Proper parameterization of near‐fault ground motions is of critical importance in earthquake
engineering, and this process is traditionally performed by directly fitting an analytical pulse …

Critical earthquake response of elastic–plastic structures under near-fault ground motions (Part 1: Fling-step input)

K Kojima, I Takewaki - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The double impulse input is introduced as a substitute of the fling-step near-fault ground
motion and a closed-form solution of the elastic–plastic response of a structure by the …

Analysis of near-fault pulse-like seismic signals through Variational Mode Decomposition technique

G Quaranta, F Mollaioli - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
The present work illustrates the results obtained from the application of the Variational Mode
Decomposition technique for processing near-fault pulse-like seismic signals. This method …

Tuned mass dampers for response reduction of a reinforced concrete chimney under near-fault pulse-like ground motions

S Elias, R Rupakhety, S Ólafsson - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The article investigates response mitigation of a reinforced concrete (RC) chimney subjected
to pulse-like near-fault ground motions using tuned mass damper (TMD) schemes. The total …

Critical earthquake response of elastic–plastic structures under near-fault ground motions (Part 2: Forward-directivity input)

K Kojima, I Takewaki - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The triple impulse input is used as a simplified version of the forward-directivity near-fault
ground motion and a closed-form solution of the elastic–plastic response of a structure by …

Critical input and response of elastic–plastic structures under long-duration earthquake ground motions

K Kojima, I Takewaki - Frontiers in Built Environment, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The multiple impulse input is introduced as a substitute of the long-duration earthquake
ground motion, mostly expressed in terms of harmonic waves, and a closed-form solution is …

Effect of the high frequency components of near-fault ground motions on the response of linear and nonlinear SDOF systems: a moving average filtering approach

OF Yalcin, M Dicleli - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the effect of the high frequency components of near fault ground motions
(NFGM) with forward rupture directivity effect (FRDE) on the seismic response of elastic and …