Seismic Response of RC Frames with a Soft First Story Retrofitted with Hysteretic Dampers under Near-Fault Earthquakes

Reinforced concrete (RC) frame structures with open first stories and masonry infill walls at the upper stories are very common in seismic areas. Under strong earthquakes, most of the energy dissipation demand imposed by the earthquake concentrates in the first story, and this eventually leads the b...

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Published in:	Applied Sciences
Main Authors:	Santiago Mota-Páez, David Escolano-Margarit, Amadeo Benavent-Climent
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Subjects:	energy dissipation devices energy-based design metallic damper near-fault earthquake soft story
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/11/3/1290