Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics · 2004 · 166 citations · 3 references
EngineeringCivil EngineeringEarthquake EngineeringStructural DynamicsStructural EngineeringDynamic Response AnalysisDynamic Structural ResponseEarthquake Response Of StructuresImpact DynamicsImpact MechanicsStructural VibrationImpact DampingInelastic CollisionsInelastic DeformationPounding ResponseSeismic ResponseSpring ElementsStructural Impact ResponseStructural Seismic Response
Abstract In studies of earthquake‐induced pounding between adjacent structures, spring–dashpot elements are often used to simulate the impacts. In this brief paper an equation is derived expressing the dashpot constant as a function of the coefficient of restitution, in terms of which inelastic impacts of colliding simple bodies have usually been described. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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