主体结构隔震的二次结构减振分析

二次结构常常在大震甚至中小地震中发生损坏或中断工作，急需寻找安全有效的设计方法。对一幢典型结构，考虑不同场地条件、主体结构隔震以及二次结构不同阻尼比的影响，计算各层的楼面绝对加速度与相对位移反应谱。分析表明，主体结构隔震或同时增大二次结构阻尼是取得二次结构较好减振效果的有效途径，主体结构的隔震阻尼不宜太大，主体结构隔震后二次结构对所在楼层位置的敏感性大大降低。     

基于耦联分析的二次结构动力反应

以数值积分法为动力计算方法,在耦联计算主附结构体系动力反应的基础上,分析了二次结构质量、刚度、阻尼比及其所处楼层对其动力反应的影响。研究表明,二次结构与主体结构非共振时,其质量增加、所处楼层增高使其动力反应增大。二次结构与主体结构共振时,其动力反应明显增大;其质量增加使其最大相对位移减小,最大绝对加速度增大,其所处楼层增高使其动力反应增大。此外,二次结构阻尼的变化对其动力反应几乎无影响。     

平扭耦联隔震体系隔震支座阻尼分布影响分析

为了研究铅芯橡胶隔震支座的阻尼分布对平扭耦联隔震体系隔震效果的影响,本文对一个三层两跨钢框架,通过调整上部结构负重块位置及下部铅芯橡胶隔震支座的分布位置,进行不同偏心工况下平扭耦联隔震体系地震模拟振动台试验,获得了不同偏心工况、不同阻尼分布情况下结构位移和加速度的时程曲线。试验和分析表明:隔震层阻尼中心与上部结构的质心位置接近,或者增大隔震层的阻尼半径,可显著地降低上部结构的扭转反应。     

隔震减震主次结构体系非线性随机地震反应分析

为研究隔震、减震装置非线性恢复力特性对2自由度主次结构体系均方根位移反应的影响规律,以隔震、减震装置微分型恢复力模式的滞回参数为变量,地震地面运动模拟成高斯白噪声过程,利用等效线性化方法得到主体结构和二次结构均方根位移反应的表达式.分析表明,主体结构隔震装置非线性恢复力特征对主、次结构的均方根位移反应的影响占主导地位;隔震、减震装置的恢复力特征产生适度非线性有利于减小主、次结构的均方根位移反应.     

AP1000核电厂模型基底隔震振动台试验研究

为研究AP1000核电厂基底隔震性能,设计了缩尺比为1/40的AP1000核电厂模型结构,进行了AP1000核电厂模型基底隔震振动台试验。试验中采用铅芯橡胶隔震支座进行隔震,并选取RG1.60人工波、El Centro波和Kobe波作为地震动输入。本文从加速度响应、楼层加速度反应谱、加速度峰值放大系数、减震率等方面对隔震与非隔震核电厂结构的地震响应特性进行了研究。试验结果表明:隔震能明显减小上部结构水平向加速度响应和加速度反应谱峰值,而在隔震频率处隔震模型加速度反应谱有所增加;隔震模型由于摇摆效应在隔震频率处的水平向楼层加速度反应谱随楼层高度的升高先减小后增大;在三向输入地震动作用下,隔震和非隔震AP1000模型各楼层在竖向基频附近的竖向加速度反应谱较竖向输入的地震动放大较为明显。     

基础隔震结构反应谱拟谱与真谱差异研究

基于反应谱理论的隔震结构简化计算需要寻求并建立适合长周期和大阻尼比情况下的反应谱.文中指出规范反应谱及其拟相对位移反应谱在长周期部分存在的问题,对规范反应谱是否可用于隔震结构简化计算进行了分析,然后通过建立隔震结构反应谱,比较了隔震结构反应谱拟谱与真谱差异,分析了造成这些差异的原因,最后以算例具体分析规范反应谱理论的"由地震作用求地震作用效应"方法在隔震结构中的适用性.     

底部弱层非规则布置隔震结构的计算研究

提出了层单元方法,将楼板视为剪切弯曲深梁,用二次位移函数和一次转角函数描述楼面运动。同时建立了平面非规则房屋隔震结构动力反应的计算模型,用反应谱方法和时程分析方法计算分析了U型和L型底部弱层非规则布置隔震结构的局部变形的基本动力性能。     

单轴平扭耦联基础隔震结构动力简化分析

为了建立单轴平扭耦联基础隔震结构的动力简化分析方法,探讨了影响结构扭转反应的参数取值规律,首先基于层单元模型,通过假定上部结构楼层回转半径、偏心距、弹力半径相等,推导了单轴平扭耦联基础隔震结构线性化的动力计算方程;其次,运用该简化分析方程,通过一算例进行了动力响应的参数分析。结果表明:调整隔震层刚心使其与上部结构质心位置接近,可显著降低偏心隔震结构扭转反应;增大隔震层刚度半径及阻尼半径可有效减少或抑制结构扭转反应;所建简化分析方程能有效模拟偏心隔震结构动力响应。     

楼板隔震消能结构体系

提出了一种新型减震结构体系——楼板隔震消能结构体系。该结构体系的特点是:竖向荷载传递途径与传统结构相同,但在楼板与主体结构水平承重构件之间设置高阻尼隔震层,在楼板与主体结构竖向承重构件之间留出空隙,并在其中安装消能阻尼器,使结构在发生水平振动时楼板与主体结构之间能够发生一定的相对运动,产生隔震和消能作用,减小结构的地震反应。本文给出了单层楼板隔震消能结构的运动微分方程,以及基底输入谐和振动时的结构传递函数,并分析了结构参数对传递函数的影响。     

近断层区橡胶支座隔震结构限位研究

橡胶支座基础隔震结构遭遇近断层脉冲型地震动作用时,隔震层变形过大,需要限位。提出了软碰撞限位方案。按抗震规范设计橡胶支座隔震钢筋混凝土框架结构,选取近断层地震动记录,分析了限位主要参数预留距离、限位刚度和阻尼对隔震结构响应的影响。结果表明,预留距离增大,限位刚度需求增大,限位效果减弱;限位刚度增大,隔震层最大位移减小,上部结构层间最大位移增大;在一定范围内适当增大阻尼可减小隔震层最大位移与上部结构的层间最大位移。合理选用限位参数,可同时获得良好的限位与减震效果。提出了限位参数的优选方法。     

Seismic response of light internal equipment in base-isolated structures

The seismic response of light secondary systems in a building is dependent on the response of the primary structural system to the seismic ground motion with the result that very high accelerations can be induced in such secondary systems. This response can be reduced through the use of aseismic base isolation which is a design strategy whereby the entire building can be decoupled from the damaging horizontal components of seismic ground motion by the use of some form of isolation system. The paper presents a theoretical analysis of the response of light equipment in isolated structures and a parallel experimental programme both of which show that the use of base isolation can not only attenuate the response of the primary structural system but also reduce the response of secondary systems. Thus, the design of equipment and piping in a base-isolated building is very much simpler than that for a conventionally founded structure: inelastic response and equipment-structure interaction need not be considered and multiple support response analysis is rendered unnecessary. Although an isolation system with linear elastic bearings can reduce the acceleration of the structure, it may be accompanied by large relative displacements between the structure and the ground. A system using lead-rubber hysteretic bearings, having a force-displacement relation which is approximately a bilinear loop, can reduce these displacements. A parallel experimental programme was carried out to investigate the response of light equipment in structures isolated using lead-rubber bearings. The experimental results show that these bearings can dissipate energy and limit the displacement and acceleration of the structure but are less effective in reducing the accelerations in the internal equipment. The results of both the analysis and the tests show that base isolation is a very effective method for the seismic protection of light equipment items in buildings.     

Stochastic earthquake response of secondary systems in base-isolated structures

This paper studies the stochastic responses of secondary systems in base-isolated shear beam structures. A number of base isolation systems such as the laminated rubber bearing (LRB), the resilient-friction base isolator (R-FBI) with or without sliding upper plate, and the EDF system are considered. The stochastic models for the El Centro 1940 and the Mexico City 1985 earthquakes which preserve the non-stationary evolutions of amplitude and frequency content of ground accelerations are used as earthquake excitations. The technique of equivalent linearization is utilized and the mean-square response statistics of secondary systems and primary structure are evaluated. The accuracy of the linearization scheme is verified by comparison with the Monte Carlo simulation results. Statistically estimated peak responses of the secondary system are evaluated and the results are compared with the response spectra for actual earthquake accelerograms. It is shown that the use of base isolation systems, generally, provides considerable protection for structural contents. In particular, the LRB system is remarkably effective in reducing responses of secondary systems. Results for the Mexico City earthquake show that the base-isolated structures are sensitive to long period ground excitations.     

Performance of a high damping rubber bearing base isolation system for a shear beam structure

Performance of High Damping Laminated Rubber Bearing (HD-LRB) base isolation system in protecting the structure and the structural content is studied. A non-uniform shear beam structural model is considered, and the generalized non-stationary Kanai–Tajimi model for the El Centro 1940 earthquake is used as excitation. The technique of equivalent linearization is utilized and the mean-square response statistics of secondary systems and primary structure are evaluated. Statistically estimated peak responses of the secondary system and the primary structure are evaluated and the results are compared with the response spectra for the actual earthquake accelerogram. Comparison of the stochastic responses for base-isolated structures with the HD-LRB and the linear Laminated Rubber Bearing (LRB) and the fixed-base structure is also carried out. It is shown that the HD-LRB system significantly reduces the mean-square, as well as the peak acceleration and deflection responses without generating large base displacements. Furthermore, the non-linear behaviour of the HD-LRB somewhat improves the performance of the bearing in reducing the peak responses of the secondary system and the primary structure when compared with the linear LRB model.     

Base isolation systems for earthquake protection of multi-storey shear structures

This paper is a study of the effectiveness of a wide range of bilinear hysteretic isolation systems in shielding multistorey 2-D shear structures from earthquake excitations. Important parameters of the isolation system are identified and their effect on structure response noted. It is shown that isolation systems can be constructed which allow the structure proper to remain purely elastic even during very strong ground motions. It is further shown that the shear responses and base displacements of structures on these isolation systems can be accurately estimated from elastic response spectra of the forcing earthquakes. The philosophy of structure isolation is discussed and an introduction given to the physical devices currently available to provide it.     

Dynamic response analysis of nonlinear secondary oscillators to idealised seismic pulses

The paper deals with the seismic response analysis of nonlinear secondary oscillators. Bilinear, sliding and rocking single-degree-of-freedom dynamic systems are analysed as representative of a wide spectrum of secondary structures and nonstructural components. In the first stage, the equations governing their full dynamic interaction with linear multi-degree-of-freedom primary structures are formulated, and then conveniently simplified using primary-secondary two-degree-of-freedom systems and dimensionless coefficients. In the second stage, the cascade approximation is applied, whereby the feedback action of the secondary oscillator on the primary structure is neglected. Owing to the piecewise linearity of the secondary systems being considered, efficient semi-analytical and step-by-step numerical solutions are presented. The semi-analytical solutions allow the direct evaluation of the seismic response under pulse-type ground excitations and are also used to validate step-by-step numerical schemes, which in turn can be used for general-type seismic excitations. In the third stage, a set of decoupling criteria are proposed for the pulse-type base excitations, identifying the conditions under which a cascade analysis is admissible from an engineering standpoint. Finally, the influence and relative dependencies between the input parameters of the ground motion and the primary-secondary assembly are quantified on the response of the secondary systems through nonlinear floor response spectra, and general trends are identified and discussed.     

Active control of the seismic response of structures by combined use of base isolation and absorbing boundaries

The relative advantages of several control strategies to reduce the seismic response of multi-storey structures are studied. The strategies involve the separate or combined use of passive base isolation mechanisms and active control forces. The base isolation mechanism is modelled as an equivalent linear soft storey with high damping. The active control forces are selected so that an absorbing boundary is obtained at the top of the structure and non-reflecting or reflecting boundaries are obtained at the base of the building. It is found that the best results are obtained when a passive base isolation system is combined with an active absorbing boundary placed at the top of the building. However, the incremental gains resulting from adding a base isolation system to a structure already controlled by a roof-top active absorbing boundary are significant only for relatively soft base isolation systems. Also, the incremental gains appear to decrease as the number of storeys of the structure increases.     

Fuzzy logic control of bridge structures using intelligent semi-active seismic isolation systems

Passive supplemental damping in a seismically isolated structure provides the necessary energy dissipation to limit the isolation system displacement. However, damper forces can become quite large as the passive damping level is increased, resulting in the requirement to transfer large forces at the damper connections to the structure which may be particularly difficult to accommodate in retrofit applications. One method to limit the level of damping force while simultaneously controlling the isolation system displacement is to utilize an intelligent hybrid isolation system containing semi-active dampers in which the damping coeffic ient can be modulated. The effectiveness of such a hybrid seismic isolation system for earthquake hazard mitigation is investigated in this paper. The system is examined through an analytical and computational study of the seismic response of a bridge structure containing a hybrid isolation system consisting of elastomeric bearings and semi-active dampers. Control algorithms for operation of the semi-active dampers are developed based on fuzzy logic control theory. Practical limits on the response of the isolation system are considered and utilized in the evaluation of the control algorithms. The results of the study show that both passive and semi-active hybrid seismic isolation systems consisting of combined base isolation bearings and supplemental energy dissipation devices can be beneficial in reducing the seismic response of structures. These hybrid systems may prevent or significantly reduce structural damage during a seismic event. Furthermore, it is shown that intelligent semi-active seismic isolation systems are capable of controlling the peak deck displacement of bridges, and thus reducing the required length of expansion joints, while simultaneously limiting peak damper forces. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Floor response spectra for base-isolated multi-storey structures

A study of floor response spectra for a base-isolated multi-storey structure under sinusoidal and seismic ground excitations is carried out. Several base isolation systems including the laminated rubber bearing, the pure-friction, the resilient-friction, the Électricité de France and the sliding resilient-friction systems are considered. A sinusoidal ground acceleration and several earthquake accelerograms (including those of El Centro 1940, Pacoima Dam 1971 and Mexico City 1985) are used to evaluate the floor response spectra. The characteristics of the spectra generated by different base isolation systems are studied, and the results are compared with those for the fixed-base structure. It is shown that the structural contents can be protected against earthquakes by the use of properly designed base isolation systems. In particular, the laminated rubber bearing system appears to be remarkably effective in protecting the secondary systems under a variety of conditions.     

A study of seismic response characteristics of structures with friction damping

The effectiveness of introducing Coulomb damping in structures to reduce seismic response is evaluated. Response characteristics of simple one-degree-of-freedom structures with sliding interfaces between the top slab and supporting frame and between the base and foundation are studied and compared. It is shown that, analytically, the top slab sliding system is a special case of the base sliding system. The slab sliding system is seen to offer certain advantages over the base sliding system inasmuch as it provides a more effective reduction in the lateral forces in the supporting frame as well as a better isolation of supported secondary systems, as depicted by a significantly reduced level of floor spectrum response. The analytical ease of predicting the response of the slab sliding system is also demonstrated. The required unobstructed sliding displacements seem to be reasonable except, may be, for flexible systems. The similarities and differences between the hysteretic and slab sliding systems are also highlighted by comparison of their response results.