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Structural Engineering and Mechanics
  Volume 82, Number 4, May25 2022 , pages 417-434
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2022.82.4.417
 


Passive seismic protection systems with mechanical metamaterials: A current review
Jeffrey J. Guevara-Corzo, Oscar J. Begambre-Carrillo, Jesus A. García-Sanchez and Heller G. Sanchez-Acevedo

 
Abstract
    In this work, a review of mechanical metamaterials and seismic protection systems that use them is carried out, focusing on passive protection systems. During the last years, a wide variety of classical systems of seismic protection have demonstrated to be an effective and practical way of reducing the seismic vulnerability of buildings, maintaining their health and structural integrity. However, with the emergence of metamaterials, which allow obtaining uncommon mechanical properties, new procedures and devices with high performance have been developed, reducing the seismic risk through novel approaches such as: seismic shields and the redirection of seismic waves; the use of stop band gaps and the construction of buried mass resonators; the design of pentamodal base isolators. These ideas are impacting traditional areas of structural engineering such as the design and building of highly efficient base isolation systems. In this work, recent advances in new seismic protection technologies and researches that integrate mechanical metamaterials are presented. A complete bibliometric analysis was carried out to identify and classify relevant authors and works related with passive seismic protection system based on mechanical metamaterial (pSPSmMMs). Finally, possible future scenarios for study and development of seismic isolators based on mechanical metamaterials are shown, identifying the relevant topics that have not yet been explored, as well as those with the greatest potential for future application.
 
Key Words
    mechanical metamaterials; passive systems; seismic isolators; seismic protection
 
Address
Jeffrey J. Guevara-Corzo: School of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Cra.27 Calle9 Ciudad Universitaria, Bucaramanga, Republic of Colombia
Oscar J. Begambre-Carrillo: School of Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Cra.27 Calle9 Ciudad Universitaria, Bucaramanga, Republic of Colombia
Jesus A. García-Sanchez: Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Av. B P S, 1303-Pinheirinho, Itajubá, Federal Republic of Brasil
Heller G. Sanchez-Acevedo: School of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Cra.27 Calle9 Ciudad Universitaria, Bucaramanga, Republic of Colombia
 

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