Optimization of Link Member of Eccentrically Braced Frames for Maximum Energy Dissipation

Journal of Constructional Steel Research Volume 75 Page 38-44 published_at 2012-08
アクセス数 : 652
ダウンロード数 : 231

今月のアクセス数 : 5
今月のダウンロード数 : 4
File
JourConstructSteelRes_75_38.pdf 3.3 MB 種類 : fulltext
Title ( eng )
Optimization of Link Member of Eccentrically Braced Frames for Maximum Energy Dissipation
Creator
Nakajima T.
Source Title
Journal of Constructional Steel Research
Volume 75
Start Page 38
End Page 44
Abstract
An optimization method is presented for design of an eccentrically braced frame (EBF), which is used as a passive control device for seismic design of building frames. The link member between the connections of beams and braces of EBF is reinforced with stiffeners in order to improve its stiffness and plastic deformation capacity. We present a method for optimizing the locations and thicknesses of the stiffeners of the link member. The optimal solutions are found using a heuristic approach called tabu search. The objective function is the plastic dissipated energy before failure. The deformation of the link member under static cyclic loads is simulated using a finite element analysis software package. It is demonstrated in the numerical examples that the dissipated energy can be increased through optimization within small number of analyses.
Keywords
Eccentrically braced frame
Link member
Energy dissipation
Shape optimization
Tabu search
Descriptions
This work is partially supported by the Kajima Foundation’s Research Grant and a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from JSPS, Japan.
NDC
Construction. Civil engineering [ 510 ]
Language
eng
Resource Type journal article
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd.
Date of Issued 2012-08
Rights
Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Ltd.
This is not the published version. Please cite only the published version. この論文は出版社版でありません。引用の際には出版社版をご確認ご利用ください。
Publish Type Author’s Original
Access Rights open access
Source Identifier
[ISSN] 0143-974X
[DOI] 10.1016/j.jcsr.2012.03.008
[DOI] https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2012.03.008