Abstract: Viscoelastic damper (VED) reinforcement has been successfully implemented in Chuan-dou–type timber buildings in southwest China, a region with high seismic intensity. However, the development of analysis models for this ...

Abstract: A viscoelastic damper (VED) reinforcement option focusing on recovering the seismic performance of earthquake-damaged historic timber structures on a slope, as regulated by a direct displacement-based design procedure, was ...

Abstract: Mortise-tenon joints are the key load-bearing and energy-dissipating connections in conventional timber structures. The stiffness and damping ratio completely degradation of the key joints in an existing wooden frame due ...