The study of viscoelastic damping in structural dynamics is a critical field that addresses the mechanisms by which materials dissipate energy under dynamic loads. Viscoelastic materials exhibit a ...

Keywords: Energy dissipation. Viscous dampers. Interstory drifts. Velocity. Braces. Scissor-jack-damper energy dissipation system. Toggle-brace-damper system ...

Keywords: seismic sidesway collapse; simplified analysis; nonlinear static (pushover); incremental dynamic analysis (IDA); collapse margin ratio (CMR); FEMA P695; soft story; high performance ...