Initial stiffness of self-centering systems and application to self-centering-beam moment-frames
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109890
Abstract: Abstract There has been considerable development of self-centering seismic force resisting systems in the past few decades, many of which incorporate gap opening mechanisms. Experiments on these self-centering systems often result in an initial stiffness… read more here.
Keywords: stiffness; flexibility; centering systems; initial stiffness ... See more keywords