Hybrid self-centering braces with NiTi-SMA U-shaped and frequency-dependent viscoelastic dampers for structural and nonstructural damage control
Shuling Hu, Yuji Koetaka, Zhi‐Peng Chen, Songye Zhu, M. Shahria Alam
Topics & Concepts
DamperStructural engineeringViscoelasticityDissipationDamping capacityNonlinear systemSMA*Tuned mass damperAccelerationShape-memory alloyBraceMaterials scienceEngineeringComputer scienceQuantum mechanicsPhysicsAlgorithmMetallurgyComposite materialClassical mechanicsAlloyThermodynamicsSeismic Performance and AnalysisStructural Response to Dynamic LoadsMasonry and Concrete Structural Analysis