• 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