Reliability-based seismic assessment of controlled rocking steel cores

N Rahgozar, M Pouraminian, N Rahgozar - Journal of Building …, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlled-rocking steel cores (CRSCs) effectively prevent earthquake-induced residual
damage while may suffer large lateral displacements. This paper gives a particular …

Seismic performance of RC frames with self-centering precast post-tensioned connections considering the effect of infill walls

K Dai, T Sun, Y Liu, T Li, J Xu, MA Bezabeh - Soil Dynamics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper presents the seismic performance evaluation of self-centering precast post-
tensioned concrete (SCPPTC) frames with infill walls. The SCPPTC connection system …

Introducing a new seismic resisting system with dual linked column frame and rocking motion

E Maroofi, MR Mansoori, AS Moghadam, A Aziminejad - Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a novel Dual-Linked Column Frame (DLCF) system with the rocking
motion of moment frame column bases. The novel Dual-Linked Column Frame with Rocking …

Proposal of lateral forces for capacity design of controlled rocking steel cores considering higher mode effects

N Rahgozar, N Rahgozar - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlled rocking steel cores (CRSCs) may suffer progressive collapse because of
inadequate structural design and loss of re-centering action. While the CRSCs displace in …

Seismic behavior of an X-deployed cable-braced bolt-assembly steel frame

A Zhang, X Liu, Y Wang, Z Shang, C Yu… - Journal of Constructional …, 2020 - Elsevier
Steel cable with its superior performance is used in steel structure as a brace. An X-
deployed cable-braced bolt-assembly steel frame (CBBSF) was proposed. The seismic …

Pulse-like near-fault ground motion effects on controlled rocking steel cores

A Mohajeri, N Rahgozar, AS Moghadam - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Controlled rocking steel cores (CRSCs) with reliable self-centering capability have been
known as a low-damage seismic force-resisting system. The flag-shaped hysteresis …

Computation of the repairability index of short buildings with rocking connections

M Bavandi, AS Moghadam… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Recently developed steel self-centring moment-resisting frames have been analytically and
experimentally validated as having the potential to eliminate structural damage under a …

Equivalent linear model for fully self‐centering earthquake‐resisting systems

N Rahgozar, N Rahgozar… - The Structural Design of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Modern rocking and stepping cores have been known as the efficient self‐centering
earthquake‐resisting systems (SC‐ERSs). The current article proposes an approximate …

Controlled-rocking braced frame bearing on a shallow foundation

N Rahgozar, N Rahgozar, AS Moghadam - Structures, 2018 - Elsevier
Controlled-rocking braced frames are capable of reducing the drawbacks of conventional
frames against seismic loading. This paper examines the effects of soil-foundation modeling …

Response of self-centering braced frame to near-field pulse-like ground motions

N Rahgozar, AS Moghadam, A Aziminejad - Structural engineering and …, 2017 - dbpia.co.kr
A low damage self-centering braced frame equipped with post-tensioning strands is capable
of directing damage to replaceable butterfly-shaped fuses. This paper investigates the …