Abstract
The addition of damper and beam elements between ographics. adjacent buildings is studied to determine if such connections help reduce the damage caused by structural pounding between these buildings. Each building is modeled using a two dimensional frame composed of non-linear beam elements capable of yielding at the end and midpoint of each span. Variations in connection stiffness, connection damping, and relative building heights are evaluated to determine their effect on the response of the adjacent structures. All connections are found to reduce the localized contact forces by a significant margin but, some of the connections cause noticeable damage to other parts of the structure. A connection with no stiffness and a relatively small damping value was found to produce the most promising reduction in both localized force and global damage to adjacent structures.
Antwiler, Douglas Dean (1998). A study of the effect of adding viscoelastic dampers between adjacent buildings to reduce pounding. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from
https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -1998 -THESIS -A58.