<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This paper discusses the concept of a hybrid damper made from a combination of two dissipative devices. A passive hysteretic device like steel Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) can be combined with a magneto-rheological (MR) Fluid Damper in order to obtain a hybrid dissipative system. This system can work either as a semi-active system, if the control unit is available, or as a passive system, tuned for working according to performance based seismic engineering (PBSE) scale of reference parameters (i.e. interstory drift).</p></abstract>

This paper discusses the concept of a hybrid damper made from a combination of two dissipative devices. A passive hysteretic device like steel Buckling Restrained Brace (BRB) can be combined with a magneto-rheological (MR) Fluid Damper in order to obtain a hybrid dissipative system. This system can work either as a semi-active system, if the control unit is available, or as a passive system, tuned for working according to performance based seismic engineering (PBSE) scale of reference parameters (i.e. interstory drift).

Numerical Model of a Hybrid Damping System Composed of a Buckling Restrained Brace with a Magneto Rheological Damper

PhD, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Department of Steel Structures and Structural Mechanics

Lecturer, PhD, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Department of Steel Structures and Structural Mechanics

Professor, Member of the Romanian Academy, PhD, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Department of Steel Structures and Structural Mechanics, Romanian Academy, Fundamental and Advanced Technical Research Centre Timisoara

Modelling in Civil Environmental Engineering

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This paper discusses the concept of a hybrid damper made from a combination of two dissipative devices. A passive hysteretic device like steel Buckling...

Numerical Model of a Hybrid Damping System Composed of a Buckling Restrained Brace with a Magneto Rheological Damper

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 13 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mmce-2016-0002

Keywords
Damper, Hybrid, Seismic, Dissipative, Performance

© 2016 Norin Filip-Vacarescu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Numerical Model of a Hybrid Damping System Composed of a Buckling Restrained Brace with a Magneto Rheological Damper

Published Online: May 09, 2016

Page range: 13 - 22

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/mmce-2016-0002

KeywordsDamper, Hybrid, Seismic, Dissipative, Performance

© 2016 Norin Filip-Vacarescu et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Damper, Hybrid, Seismic, Dissipative, Performance