Various self-centering structural systems were developed and investigated for reducing
residual inter-story drifts of the traditional aseismic structural system by achieving full or …

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 …

The self-centering braced frames (SCBFs) have been widely investigated for enhancing the
building structures' post-earthquake repairability by reducing or even eliminating the …

In this research study, a novel double C-section steel slit damper (DCSSD) was proposed.
Six cyclic loading tests of DCSSD specimens were carried out to study the effects of strip …

In the last two decades, mass timber structures have gained popularity in mid-rise or tall
building applications worldwide. For timber buildings in seismic regions, it is critical to …

To reduce structural responses under earthquake excitations effectively and improve their
resilience, a smart structure with a semiactive tuned mass damper (STMD) on the top story …

An innovative performance-recoverable self-centering column base with replaceable
stiffener angle steels was proposed to achieve the restoration of structural functionality after …

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 …

This study proposes a novel hybrid self-centering brace (HSB) with structural and
nonstructural damage-control capabilities for the seismic resilience of building structures …

Different from the self-centering joint with constant post-yield stiffness (CS joint), self-
centering joint with various post-yield stiffness (VS joint) is proposed to control the seismic …