Design of Buildings Under Earthquake Loadings Using Three-Stage Friction-Grip Elements

by Karlheinz Roik, Ruhr-Univ Bochum, Germany,
Uwe Dorka, Ruhr-Univ Bochum, Germany,
Peter Dechent, Ruhr-Univ Bochum, Germany,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Structural Safety and Reliability

Abstract:

A simple method is given for the design of earthquake resistant buildings using three-stage friction-grip elements. Predesign is done by static analysis and verification is performed by time-domain computation on a micro computer. Distribution functions are given for the frictional forces that assure uniform behaviour under various earthquakes. A seven storey office building is presented as example. Statistical variation of frictional forces is shown to be of minor importance to the uniform behaviour.

Subject Headings: Building design | Friction | Earthquake resistant structures | Earthquakes | Structural behavior | Structural analysis | Seismic design

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