Seismic control systems design and performance assessment

• Main Author: Syngellakis, S
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Southampton WIT Press 2012
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: Earthquake resistant design; Smart materials; Smart structures
• ISBN: 9781845646721; 184564672X

Earthquakes remain largely unpredictable and potentially catastrophic, a matter of continuous concern to communities in affected zones. Scientists and engineers have made a considerable effort to mitigate their consequences through the design of effective protective devices. New concepts have recent...

Table of Contents:

• Seismic control systems: design and performance assessment -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Features, recent application and conditions for the correct use of seismic isolation systems -- State of the art of the development and application of seismic isolation and energy dissipation technologies for buildings in Japan -- Recent applications of Italian anti-seismic devices -- Structural applications of energy dissipation systems and seismic isolation in Cyprus -- Mechanical devices to control, limit and attenuate shocks, vibrations and seismic movements in buildings, equipment and piping networks -- Introducing orthogonal roller pairs as an effective isolating system for low rise buildings -- Structures with multiple seismic isolation levels -- On the dynamic response of hardening systems -- Energy-based evaluation of seismic response of structures with passive and active systems -- Aseismic study of a building with an efficiency-enhanced damping system -- Seismic protection of bridges using viscous dampers -- Seismic isolation for a wide span glazed roof -- Analysis and assessment of a seismically isolated bridge -- Study of the seismic response of r/c isolated elevated water tanks -- Vulnerability functions and the influence of seismic design parameters on initial costs for buildings provided with hysteretic energy-dissipating devices -- Optimum design of tuned mass damper systems for seismic structures -- Generalized Den Hartog tuned mass damper system for control of vibrations in structures -- Author index.
• Cover -- Seismic Control Systems: Design and Performance Assessment -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Acronyms -- Features, recent application and conditions for the correct use of seismic isolation systems -- State of the art of the development and application of seismic isolation and energy dissipation technologies for buildings in Japan -- Recent applications of Italian anti-seismic devices -- Structural applications of energy dissipation systems and seismic isolation in Cyprus -- Mechanical devices to control, limit and attenuate shocks, vibrations and seismic movements in buildings, equipment and piping networks -- Introducing orthogonal roller pairs as an effective isolating system for low rise buildings -- Structures with multiple seismic isolation levels -- On the dynamic response of hardening systems -- Energy-based evaluation of seismic response of structures with passive and active systems -- Aseismic study of a building with an efficiency-enhanced damping system -- Seismic protection of bridges using viscous dampers -- Seismic isolation for a wide span glazed roof -- Analysis and assessment of a seismically isolated bridge -- Study of the seismic response of r/c isolated elevated water tanks -- Vulnerability functions and the influence of seismic design parameters on initial costs for buildings provided with hysteretic energy-dissipating devices -- Optimum design of tuned mass damper systems for seismic structures -- Generalized Den Hartog tuned mass damper system for control of vibrations in structures -- Author index