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 …

A novel shape-optimized composite metallic yielding damper (SCMYD) is proposed to
improve the energy dissipation capacity under multiple levels of earthquakes. The SCMYD …

Targeting the great demand for adding non‐structural elevators to old residential buildings,
this article proposes an updated configuration of tuned mass damper inerter (U‐TMDI) …

In this research, the seismic performance of a steel column damper is evaluated using cyclic
loading tests of two one-story one-bay reinforced concrete (RC) frames before and after …

This study proposes a seismic retrofit system for large power transformers with 3000 kVA
capacity. The seismic protection system is developed by combining rotational friction …

As passive control technology advances and building forms become increasingly diversified,
traditional axial and shear dampers may no longer meet diverse structural application …

This paper investigated a winding rope fluid viscous damper (WRFVD) that uses the
frictional amplification mechanism of a winding rope to obtain the operating characteristics of …

Truss moment frame (TMF) is one of the common lateral load resisting systems for structures
with long spans. To avoid developing plastic hinges in the columns, which reduces the …

Aluminum foam/polyurethane (AF/PU) interpenetrating phase composites damper is a multi-
phased hysteretic friction damper, which has a high potential for application to mitigating the …

This paper proposes a new type of VED with distinctive frequency characteristics compared
with traditional VEDs. The series of performance tests are carried out to investigate the …