Performance-based seismic retrofit procedure with shake table validation
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DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.110012
Abstract: Abstract Recent earthquakes such as Loma Prieta and Northridge in California have highlighted the poor performance of a specific class of existing buildings known as soft-story building. This is because many older buildings were designed… read more here.
Keywords: story; retrofit; soft story; performance based ... See more keywords
Hybrid braced frame with buckling-restrained and strong braces to mitigate soft story
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2021.106610
Abstract: Abstract The steel concentric braced frames (CBFs) are the common structural system for buildings. Unlike high strength and stiffness, brace buckling in CBFs results in high nonlinear behavior, which causes damage concentration in one or… read more here.
Keywords: system; strong braces; buckling restrained; soft story ... See more keywords