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In this article a new bidirectional tuned liquid column damper (BTLCD) is proposed for controlling the seismic response of structures. The device acts as two independent [...]
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The geotechnical characteristics of a site for a strong motion station have a substantial bearing on understanding the recorded data and its usefulness. Latin American co [...]
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The authors have recently developed a new and improved design methodology for seismic isolation systems. The approach uses nonlinear acceleration and displacement spectra [...]
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Chile is characterized as the country with the largest seismicity in the world. This produces strong earthquakes every 83±9 years in the Central part of the country, whe [...]
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This paper presents preliminary structural health monitoring analysis of Torre Central, a 9-story reinforced concrete (RC) shear wall building in Santiago de Chile, by th [...]
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Several strong motion records have been obtained during the 2010 Maule Earthquake in Central Chile. Medium rise RC buildings were badly damaged in Concepcion and Viña de [...]
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A procedure for nonlinear structural system identification for base isolated buildings is proposed herein. The study looks for an identification algorithm capable of addr [...]
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Earthquake recording stations, seismographs and/or strong-motion instruments, located on underlying soils are generally installed without comprehensive knowledge or testi [...]
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This paper describes the selection process for a seismic protection system for the Nunoa Capital Building towers, the tallest isolated residential building in the America [...]
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The nonlinear dynamic response of RC buildings with dissipators is studied using advanced computational techniques. A fully 3D geometric and constitutive nonlinear model [...]
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