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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 47
INNOVATION IN ENGINEERING FOR SEISMIC REGIONS
Edited by: M.B. Leeming and B.H.V. Topping
Paper V.5

Modeling of Friction Forces with Decreasing Friction Coefficient During the Sliding Phase

S.L. Dimova

Central Laboratory for Seismic Mechanics and Earthquake Engineering, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
S.L. Dimova, "Modeling of Friction Forces with Decreasing Friction Coefficient During the Sliding Phase", in M.B. Leeming, B.H.V. Topping, (Editors), "Innovation in Engineering for Seismic Regions", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 109-115, 1997. doi:10.4203/ccp.47.5.5
Abstract
Incorporation of friction devices in structures is an innovative method for nontraditional seismic protection, aiming at to avoid or to minimize the inelastic deformations in the main bearing elements. Paper deals with the modeling of friction forces with decreasing friction coefficient during the sliding phase and its influence to the seismic response of structures with friction devices. Numerical simulations of the seismic response of a four story frame with friction devices are carried out by use of the velocity model of friction forces. The influence of the decrease of the friction coefficient with the growth of the relative velocity of sliding surfaces to the maximum displacements of the floor slabs, maximum story drifts and maximum relative displacements of the sliding surfaces is studied. Conclusions are drown and design recommendations are given.

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