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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 18, Number 1, January 2020 , pages 129-145 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2020.18.1.129 |
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Seismic multi-level optimization of dissipative re-centering systems |
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Ivan Panzera, Francesco Morelli and Walter Salvatore
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| Abstract | ||
| Seismic resilience is a key feature for buildings that play a strategic role within the community. In this framework, not only the structural and non-structural elements damage but also the protracted structural dysfunction can contribute significantly to overall seismic damage and post-seismic crisis situations. Reduction of the residual and peak displacements and energy dissipation by replaceable elements are some effective aspects to pursue in order to enhance the resilience. Control systems able to adapt their response based on the nature of events, such as active or semi-active, can achieve the best results, but also require higher costs and their complexity jeopardizes their reliability; on the other hand, a passive control system is not able to adapt but its functioning is more reliable and characterized by lower costs. In this study it is proposed a strategy for the optimization of the dissipative capacity of a seismic resistant system obtained placing in parallel two different groups dissipative Re-Centering Devices, specifically designed to enhance the energy dissipation, one for the low and the other for the high intensity earthquakes. In this way the efficiency of the system in dissipating the seismic energy is kept less sensitive to the seismic intensity compared to the case of only one group of dissipative devices. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| seismic retrofit; passive control systems; optimization; energy dissipation; re-centering devices | ||
| Address | ||
| Ivan Panzera, Francesco Morelli and Walter Salvatore: Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering, University of Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino 1, 56122 Pisa, Italy | ||