Seismic performance of RC shear wall structure with novel shape memory alloy dampers in coupling beams

Chenxi Mao; Jinzhi Dong; Hui Li; Jinping Ou

doi:10.1117/12.917304

6 April 2012 Seismic performance of RC shear wall structure with novel shape memory alloy dampers in coupling beams

Chenxi Mao, Jinzhi Dong, Hui Li, Jinping Ou

Proceedings Volume 8345, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2012; 83454G (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917304
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2012, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Shear wall system is widely adopted in high rise buildings because of its high lateral stiffness in resisting earthquakes. According to the concept of ductility seismic design, coupling beams in shear wall structure are required to yield prior to the damage of wall limb. However, damage in coupling beams results in repair cost post earthquake and even in some cases it is difficult to repair the coupling beams if the damage is severe. In order to solve this problem, a novel passive SMA damper was proposed in this study. The coupling beams connecting wall limbs are split in the middle, and the dampers are installed between the ends of the two cantilevers. Then the relative flexural deformation of the wall limbs is transferred to the ends of coupling beams and then to the SMA dampers. After earthquakes the deformation of the dampers can recover automatically because of the pseudoelasticity of austenite SMA material. In order to verify the validity of the proposed dampers, seismic responses of a 12-story coupled shear wall with such passive SMA dampers in coupling beams was investigated. The additional stiffness and yielding deformation of the dampers and their ratios to the lateral stiffness and yielding displacements of the wall limbs are key design parameters and were addressed. Analytical results indicate that the displacement responses of the shear wall structure with such dampers are reduced remarkably. The deformation of the structure is concentrated in the dampers and the damage of coupling beams is reduced.

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Chenxi Mao, Jinzhi Dong, Hui Li, and Jinping Ou "Seismic performance of RC shear wall structure with novel shape memory alloy dampers in coupling beams", Proc. SPIE 8345, Sensors and Smart Structures Technologies for Civil, Mechanical, and Aerospace Systems 2012, 83454G (6 April 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.917304

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