Passive tuned liquid dampers, being cost-effective, easy to implement, and reliable
structural vibration control devices, have received significant attention from designers and …

Cities that are adopting innovative and technology‐driven solutions to improve the city's
efficiency are considered smart cities. With the increased attention on smart cities with self …

Masonry structures do not exhibit adequate seismic performance but they are still the most
commonly constructed buildings across the globe. To enhance their seismic capacity and to …

Engineering structures may inevitably be subjected to earthquakes and winds during their
life cycles, furthermore, with the probability of simultaneous occurrence, the hit of combined …

Friction dampers were widely applied to the beam-column connections to dissipate
earthquake energy. The damage of buildings under earthquake could then be reduced …

Friction dampers are widely used energy dissipators for the seismic fortification of
engineering structures, due to their efficiency, reliability, and cost-effectiveness. Since the …

Corrugated thin steel plates are common elements to transfer lateral forces to the structural
systems. These plates can be placed horizontally as diaphragms or vertically as shear walls …

Over the past decade, several acquisition functions have been proposed for kriging-based
reliability analysis. Each of these acquisition functions can be used to identify an optimal …

Buildings may need large damping force under severe or near‐fault earthquakes, while
existing friction dampers still need a high preload to provide enough reaction forces. In order …

In this paper a new approach for the energy dissipation is discussed based on the use of
Variable Friction Dampers (VFDs). The VFD device is borrowed from braking systems …