A friction damper is regarded as one of the most effective structural control devices in view of regulating the inertia force induced from the upper structures and effect [...]

To evaluate a seismic response of bridge systems, it is important to adopt the most appropriate model for each component. In this study, the seismic response of a bridge [...]

Presented in this paper are advanced concepts of the two newly developed innovative seismic isolation systems, applicable for efficient seismic protection of different ty [...]

The fourth largest earthquake in the world since 1900 has happened on December 26, 2004, at 00:58:53 UTC (or 07:58:53 local time), off the west coast of Northern Sumatra, [...]

In this paper, a statistical pattern recognition method based on time series analysis is implemented to a 5 Story steel frame model. This method uses a combination of Aut [...]

Huge earthquake and tsunami on December 26th, 2004 has caused a great number of casualties around Indian Ocean rim countries especially in Banda Aceh city, in Sumatra Isl [...]

The proposed hybrid loading test method using a shake table and a hydraulic actuator is intended for the application such as evaluation of real-time dynamic response of s [...]

A negative stiffness is regarded as one of the promising control strategies in view of absolute response reduction except that such a control requires, in general, active [...]

In this first part of this study, theoretical and numerical evaluation of negative stiffness appearing in the skyhook control is conducted. The skyhook control is widely [...]

Various vibration control methods, including the skyhook control and the negative stiffness control, have been proposed to achieve dynamic response reduction in terms of [...]