We present a new practical optimum design method of viscous dampers in building frames. In the design field of structural engineering, structural designers always try to [...]

This paper proposes a stiffness design method for shear buildings subject to a design earthquake with a non-monotonic displacement spectrum. The objective function that i [...]

Until now, many researches on optimum design of building structures have been made, and improving performance of computers enabled us to solve large and complicated optim [...]