A high performance hybrid passive base‐isolated system

L Cao, C Li - Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
This paper proposes a novel high performance hybrid passive base‐isolated system
integrating the base‐isolated system (BIS) with the tuned tandem mass damper inerters …

Optimal tuning and assessment of inertial dampers with grounded inerter for vibration control of seismically excited base-isolated systems

M De Angelis, A Giaralis, F Petrini, D Pietrosanti - Engineering Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, the concept of an ideal grounded linear inerter, endowing supplemental inertia
to passive linear tuned mass-dampers (TMDs) through its inertance property without …

Comparison of different models for high damping rubber bearings in seismically isolated bridges

E Tubaldi, SA Mitoulis, H Ahmadi - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2018 - Elsevier
Steel-reinforced high damping natural rubber (HDNR) bearings are widely employed in
seismic isolation applications to protect structures from earthquake excitations. In multi-span …

Machine learning-based prediction for maximum displacement of seismic isolation systems

HD Nguyen, ND Dao, M Shin - Journal of Building Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
This study developed machine learning (ML) models for predicting the peak lateral
displacements of seismic isolation systems subjected to earthquakes. Six ML methods were …

Machine learning models for predicting maximum displacement of triple pendulum isolation systems

NV Nguyen, HD Nguyen, ND Dao - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Maximum displacement is an important engineering demand of an isolation system,
including systems using triple friction pendulum bearings, during earthquakes. This …

Yielding steel dampers as restraining devices to control seismic sliding of laminated rubber bearings for highway bridges: analytical and experimental study

N Xiang, MS Alam, J Li - Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2019 - ascelibrary.org
The performance of concrete shear keys as restraining devices for laminated rubber bearing–
supported highway bridges was examined in past earthquakes such as the 1999 Chi-Chi …

A review on the seismic behaviour of irregular bridges

R Akbari, S Maalek - Proceedings of the Institution of Civil …, 2018 - icevirtuallibrary.com
This paper presents an up-to-date state-of-the-art review on the behaviour of irregular
bridges under seismic excitation. Although several characteristics and definitions may be …

Nonlinear seismic assessment of isolated high-speed railway bridge subjected to near-fault earthquake scenarios

L Chen, L Jiang, H Qin, N Zhang, L Ling… - Structure and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
An iterative framework is introduced in this present study to detect seismic isolation
precursors of the shortcut calculation method for the isolated benchmark high-speed railway …

Utilizing yielding steel dampers to mitigate transverse seismic irregularity of a multispan continuous bridge with unequal height piers

N Xiang, J Li - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Multispan continuous bridges built in mountainous areas are typically characteristic of
having equal height piers since it is a commonly-adopted solution when crossing steep …

A new statistical equation for predicting nonlinear time history displacement of seismic isolation systems

ND Dao, H Nguyen-Van, THA Nguyen, AB Chung - Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
This study develops a statistical relationship between the peak displacement of seismic
isolation systems obtained from nonlinear time-history dynamic (NTH) analysis and the peak …