Steel structures have long been recognized as excellent earthquake-resistant systems.
However, this viewpoint wavered after the 1994 Northridge and 1995 Kobe earthquakes …

As an earthquake-resistant structural element, buckling-restrained brace (BRB) not only
adds strength and stiffness but provides excellent energy absorption capability to a structure …

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 …

An innovative self-centring damper equipped with shape memory alloy elements and wedge-
shaped friction plates (ie SMA-VFSD) characterised by multiple energy-dissipation …

This paper reports a comprehensive study on the mechanical behavior, annealing (heat
treatment) scheme, hysteretic modelling strategy, and potential seismic application of …

The disc spring‐based self‐centering energy dissipation (SCED) brace is a high‐capacity
resilient structural component, characterized by a flag‐shaped hysteresis curve, which can …

A new type of bracing system composed of friction energy dissipation devices for energy
dissipation, pre‐pressed combination disc springs for self‐centering and tube members as …

Structures designed in accordance with even the most modern buildings codes are
expected to sustain damage during a severe earthquake; however; these structures are …

A novel external sub-structure is developed for the seismic performance improvement of
existing frame buildings, namely, post-tensioned precast bolt-connected steel-plate …

This paper presents the behaviour of steel moment resisting and braced frames under pulse-
like near-fault earthquakes. The key properties for characterizing near-fault ground motions …