An experimental study of in-plane arch-shaped dampers

作     者：Chien-Liang Lee Yen-Po Wang Meng-Yan Cai 

作者机构：School of Civil Engineering and Architecture Xiamen University of Technology Xiamen 361024 Fujian China Department of Civil Engineering Chiao-Tung University Hsinchu 30010 Chinese Taipei 

出 版 物：《Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration》 (地震工程与工程振动（英文刊）)

年 卷 期：2018年第17卷第4期

页      面：849-867页

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学科分类：081405[工学-防灾减灾工程及防护工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0814[工学-土木工程] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

基　　金：TSC under contract MOST 103-2625-M-009-014 the Science&Technology of Fujian Province,China under Project No.2017J01495 

主　　题：seismic metallic yielding damper in-plane arch-shaped damper hysteresis loop shaking table test 

摘      要：As an effort to minimize material utilization, seismic steel dampers designed to deform inelastically in an in-plane flexural mode have attracted serious attention recently. This paper presents a new type of metallic yielding damper referred to as the in-plane arch-shaped damper modified from its portal frame-shaped counterpart by replacing the straight beam with a circular arch to minimize the effects of stress concentration and warping, and therefore to avoid premature failure. Component tests of both the portal frame-shaped and arch-shaped in-plane dampers were conducted for comparison. Hysteresis loops obtained from the component tests under cyclic loads indicate substantial improvement on the energydissipative characteristics of the proposed damper. Moreover, seismic performance assessment of the proposed damper was carried out further via shaking table tests of a five-story model frame. Encouraging results have been achieved in terms of acceleration reduction, damping enhancement and peak suppression of the frequency response functions, suggesting the potential of the proposed device to be used in earthquake-resisting systems.