Design of shape memory alloy damper for base isolated structure

Krzysztof Wilde, Paolo Gardoni, Yozo Fujino, Stefano Besseghini

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Abstract

Base isolation provides a very effective passive method of protecting the structure from the hazards of earthquakes. The proposed isolation system combines the laminated rubber bearing with the device made of shape memory alloy (SMA). The smart base isolation uses hysteretic behavior of SMA to increase the structural damping of the structure and utilizes the different responses of the SMA at different levels of strain to control the displacements of the base isolation system at various excitation levels. The performance of the smart base isolation is compared with the performance of isolation by laminated rubber bearings to assess the benefits of additional SMA damper for isolation of three story building.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication16th Biennial Conference on Mechanical Vibration and Noise
PublisherAmerican Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
ISBN (Electronic)9780791880418
DOIs
StatePublished - 1997
Externally publishedYes
EventASME 1997 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC 1997 - Sacramento, United States
Duration: Sep 14 1997Sep 17 1997

Publication series

NameProceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference
Volume1B-1997

Conference

ConferenceASME 1997 Design Engineering Technical Conferences, DETC 1997
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySacramento
Period9/14/979/17/97

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Modeling and Simulation

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