Earthquakes and Structures

Volume 6, Number 5, 2014, pages 561-580

DOI: 10.12989/eas.2014.6.5.561

Seismic behavior of frames with innovative energy dissipation systems (FUSEIS 1-1)

Georgia Dougka, Danai Dimakogianni and Ioannis Vayas

Abstract

After strong earthquakes conventional frames used worldwide in multi - story steel buildings (e.g. moment resisting frames) are not well positioned according to reparability. Two innovative systems for seismic resistant steel frames incorporated with dissipative fuses were developed within the European Research Program

Key Words

innovative; seismic; systems; fuses; beams

Address

Georgia Dougka, Danai Dimakogianni and Ioannis Vayas: School of Civil Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Iroon Polytechniou 9, 15772 Zografou, Greece