Recommended Citation
Postprint version. Published in Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics, Volume 27, Issue 2, February 1, 1998, pages 125-141.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1002/(SICI)1096-9845(199802)27:2<125::AID-EQE720>3.0.CO;2-6.
Abstract
Coupling between lateral and torsional motions may lead to much larger edge deformations in asymmetric‐plan systems compared to systems with a symmetric plan. Supplemental viscous damping has been found to be effective in reducing deformations in the symmetric‐plan system. This investigation examined how supplemental damping affects the edge deformations in asymmetric‐plan systems. First, the parameters that characterize supplemental viscous damping and its plan‐wise distribution were identified, and then the effects of these parameters on edge deformations were investigated. It was found that supplemental damping reduces edge deformations and that reductions by a factor of up three are feasible with proper selection of system parameters. Furthermore, viscous damping may be used to reduce edge deformations in asymmetric‐plan systems to levels equal to or smaller than those in the corresponding symmetric‐plan system.
Disciplines
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Copyright
Copyright © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd..
Number of Pages
17
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/cenv_fac/341