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Studies on damping behavior of vertically mixed structures with upper steel and lower concrete substructures
Author(s) -
Lu Zheng,
He Xiangdong,
Zhou Ying
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the structural design of tall and special buildings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1541-7808
pISSN - 1541-7794
DOI - 10.1002/tal.1392
Subject(s) - damping matrix , structural engineering , modal , modal testing , dissipation , earthquake shaking table , damping ratio , thermoelastic damping , frame (networking) , frequency domain , damping torque , engineering , modal analysis , materials science , vibration , physics , mathematical analysis , finite element method , mathematics , acoustics , stiffness matrix , thermal , mechanical engineering , composite material , direct torque control , thermodynamics , induction motor , electrical engineering , voltage , meteorology
Summary This paper presents 2 models to simulate the damping behavior of a 12‐story vertically mixed structure with upper steel and lower concrete substructures (S/RC structure). One is the modal strain energy damping model based on modal damping ratio. The other is the assembled Rayleigh damping model based on damping matrix that is obtained by combining Rayleigh damping matrix of steel components with that of concrete ones. Then a 12‐story S/RC frame and a 12‐story RC frame are designed and used for shaking table test. Based on the test, the expressions for the damping behavior of steel and concrete substructures of the S/RC frame are derived, and these expressions are utilized to form 2 different damping models of the S/RC structure separately. By comparing the damping behavior of the 2 models in analysis with what has been identified in the tests, the feasibility of the 2 models are assessed in both frequency domain and time domain. Theoretical analysis and experimental results show that the assembled Rayleigh damping model is not applicable to conventional modal analysis because of its nonproportional characteristics. However, the modal strain energy damping model based on equivalence of the dissipated modal strain energy of structure, which embodies the essence of damping, can give better predictions on damping behavior of the S/RC frame in both time and frequency domains. Finally, some suggestions are put forward on the selection of damping parameters in practical seismic design for vertically mixed structures.