Response of an isolated structure with deteriorating hysteretic isolator model
Journal: Research on Engineering Structures and Materials (Vol.1, No. 1)Publication Date: 2015-08-19
Authors : Gökhan Özdemir; Beyhan Bayhan;
Page : 1-10
Keywords : Lead rubber bearing; Isolator model; Bounding analysis; Lead core heating;
Abstract
Cyclic motion of lead rubber bearings (LRBs) leads to increasing temperature in lead core initiating the reduction in strength of LRB. This reduction results in a deteriorating bi-linear force deformation relation for LRB. In this study, response of LRBs (with deteriorating hysteresis loops due to temperature change) subjected to near-field ground motions with distinct pulse-type behavior is studied. Ground motions are applied bi-directionally and LRBs are modeled with due consideration of coupled behavior in the two orthogonal horizontal directions. Response of LRBs with deteriorating hysteresis is compared with that of non-deteriorating ones by considering bounding analyses (upper and lower bound). Thus, nonlinear response history analyses are performed for each selected ground motion record. Bounding analyses result in over predicted displacement demands for LRBs compared to results obtained by implemented deteriorating bi-linear LRB model. By means of new deteriorating model, engineers may come up with more efficient isolation system designs.
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