In this paper the seismic damage analysis of a building at the system level, subsystem level, and component level is organized into a damage scenario tree. Damage scenari [...]

This paper develops damage scenario fragilities for buildings with either special concentrically braced frame (SCBF) system or a self-centering concentrically braced fram [...]

The Natural Hazards Engineering Research Infrastructure (NHERI) Experimental Facility at Lehigh University, a National Science Foundation sponsored facility, will provide [...]

Steel self-centering concentrically-braced frames (SC-CBFs), also known as rocking braced frames, are a relatively new seismic lateral force resisting system. Exceptional [...]

Passive damping systems can improve the seismic performance of buildings by reducing drift and inelastic deformation demands on structural system through energy dissipati [...]

A self-centering moment resisting frame (SC-MRF) is a viable alternative to a conventional MRF with welded beam-column connections for seismic resistant steel frame build [...]

Post-tensioned, steel, rocking concentrically braced frames (also known as selfcentering concentrically braced frames or SC-CBFs) are a new type of seismic lateral force [...]

Supplemental damping systems are known to improve the performance of structures under the design basis earthquake (DBE) and maximum considered earthquake (MCE). In this p [...]

Magneto-rheological (MR) dampers are a promising device for seismic hazard mitigation of structural systems due to their ability to adaptively vary their damping characte [...]

This paper introduces the plastic limit analysis of self-centering (SC) steel moment resisting frames (MRFs) with post-tensioned friction damped connections (PFDC) subjec [...]