This paper presents a series of shaking table studies on the friction coefficients between steel and mortar, steel and steel, and wood and stone. The sliding behavior sug [...]

A review of permissible residual deformation levels is undertaken in light of the increased interest in performance-based seismic design and self-centering systems. Permi [...]

One means of developing self-centering structural systems for seismic applications is through the use of materials with inherent recentering capability. Superelastic NiTi [...]