DocumentCode
571210
Title
A damping device based on bistable springs
Author
Babilio, Enrico
Author_Institution
Dept. of Constructions & Math. Methods in Archit. (CoMMA), Federico II Univ. of Naples, Naples, Italy
fYear
2012
fDate
6-11 Aug. 2012
Firstpage
57
Lastpage
62
Abstract
A device for earthquake energy dissipation in shear-type structures is introduced. The idea is basically to employ chains made of bistable springs, that exhibit hysteretic behavior.
Keywords
damping; springs (mechanical); bistable springs; damping device; earthquake energy dissipation; hysteretic property; shear-type structures; Buildings; Damping; Energy dissipation; Energy loss; Equations; Force; Springs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Nonlinear Science and Complexity (NSC), 2012 IEEE 4th International Conference on
Conference_Location
Budapest
Print_ISBN
978-1-4673-2702-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4673-2701-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NSC.2012.6304716
Filename
6304716
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