This paper presents a single-degree-of-freedom(SDOF)constitutive model for assessing the performance of freestanding block contents of buildings.The model incorporates a bespoke damper to account for energy dissipatio...This paper presents a single-degree-of-freedom(SDOF)constitutive model for assessing the performance of freestanding block contents of buildings.The model incorporates a bespoke damper to account for energy dissipation associated with rocking.It is advantageous in its direct correlation,via energy conservation,to the restitution coefficient for impact during rocking.A comparative study with the existing SDOF rocking models shows that the proposed model significantly improves the accuracy of free-rocking simulations,in which inherent damping predominantly affects response.It provides a promising and efficient tool for computationally intensive performance evaluation of nonstructural components.展开更多
基金Supported by:The Key Program of the CEA Key Laboratory for Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration under Grant No.2019EEEVL0304the Heilongjiang Touyan Innovation Team Program,China。
文摘This paper presents a single-degree-of-freedom(SDOF)constitutive model for assessing the performance of freestanding block contents of buildings.The model incorporates a bespoke damper to account for energy dissipation associated with rocking.It is advantageous in its direct correlation,via energy conservation,to the restitution coefficient for impact during rocking.A comparative study with the existing SDOF rocking models shows that the proposed model significantly improves the accuracy of free-rocking simulations,in which inherent damping predominantly affects response.It provides a promising and efficient tool for computationally intensive performance evaluation of nonstructural components.
