Machine learning-aided peak displacement and floor acceleration-based design of hybrid self-centering braced frames

S Hu, W Wang, MS Alam, S Zhu, K Ke - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The hybrid self-centering braced frame (HSBF) is an emerging seismic resilient structural
system with the capacity of controlling peak inter-story drifts and floor accelerations and …

Machine learning-driven performance-based seismic design of hybrid self-centering braced frames with SMA braces and viscous dampers

S Hu, C Qiu, S Zhu - Smart Materials and Structures, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
A hybrid self-centering braced frame equipped with shape memory alloy-based self-
centering braces (SMA-SCBs) and viscous dampers is proposed to achieve enhanced …

Life‐cycle benefits estimation for hybrid seismic‐resistant self‐centering braced frames

S Hu, S Zhu - Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The hybrid self‐centering braced frames (HSBFs) with shape memory alloy‐based braces
(SMABs) and viscous dampers (VDs) are an emerging structural system developed for …

Floor acceleration control of self-centering braced frames using viscous dampers

S Hu, C Qiu, S Zhu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The self-centering braced frames (SCBFs) have been widely investigated for enhancing the
building structures' post-earthquake repairability by reducing or even eliminating the …

Performance-based plastic design approach for multi-story self-centering concentrically braced frames using SMA braces

C Qiu, H Li, K Ji, H Hou, L Tian - Engineering Structures, 2017 - Elsevier
Self-centering concentrically braced frames (SCCBFs) are emerging as one of the high
performance seismically resistant framing systems, known for the capability of controlling …

Optimal design of self-centering braced frames with limited self-centering braces

R Zhang, S Hu - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
The self-centering brace (SCB) has drawn the attention of many researchers for its good
seismic performance in reducing structural residual deformation due to earthquakes …

Peak and residual deformation-based seismic design for multi-story hybrid concentrically braced frames

R Zhang, C Qiu, W Wang - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, using two and more types of braces in a concentrically braced frame (CBF) has
been demonstrated to be effective for developing seismic resilient structures. The hybrid …

Seismic design and performance evaluation of hybrid braced frames having buckling-restrained braces and self-centering viscous energy-dissipative braces

X Yan, G Shu, N Rahgozar, MS Alam - Journal of Constructional Steel …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hybrid braced frames (HBFs) emerge as an innovative seismic-resilient system, synergizing
the strengths of buckling-restrained braces (BRBs) and self-centering viscous energy …

Seismic responses of multistory buildings with self-centering buckling-restrained braces: Influence of the pretension force

Y Qing, CL Wang, Z Zhou, B Zeng - Engineering Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The post-earthquake repairability of self-centering buckling restrained braced frames
(SCBFs) is usually evaluated based on structural performance indexes. From the view of the …

Development and seismic performance improvement of hybrid damping self-centering braced frame

Z Lin, L Xu, X Xie - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
A novel hybrid damping self-centering brace (HD-SCB) with friction dampers and
viscoelastic dampers is proposed in this paper. The ratio of the frictional force and viscous …