Seismic Performance of an Efficient Scissor-Jack-Damper Configuration

Energy-dissipating or damping systems have been widely used in new and retrofitted structures for reducing earthquake damage to structural frames. Most damping devices were installed using diagonal or chevronbrace configurations, until the development of toggle-brace and scissor-jack configurations....

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Main Authors: Lihua Zhu, Pengyu Guo, Chenglong Hua, Shiyu Shan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2403640