An inertial force-limiting floor anchorage system for lowdamage building structures

Z. Zhang, A. Nema, G. Guerrini, U. Shakya, G. Tsampras, R. Fleischman, J. Restrepo, R. Sause, D. Zhang, J. Maffei, D. Mar, G. Monti

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Abstract

A new low-damage seismic system, the Inertial Force-Limiting Floor Anchorage System (IFAS), has been developed. The IFAS attempts to reduce building response in earthquakes by providing a deformable connection to the floor diaphragm. The IFAS development included: (1) creation and full-scale testing of IFAS prototypes; (2) an analytical parameter study to develop a design space for the IFAS; (3) a shake table test to demonstrate the IFAS concept. This paper presents a summary of selected research performed to develop the IFAS including: (1) key findings from the analytical parameter study that produced a feasible design range for the IFAS; (2) key results from the shake table testing; and (3) results from analyses of a calibrated model to clarify and augment the results of the shake table test. These results show the potential for the IFAS to be effective in reducing building response in an earthquake, including inter-story drifts and floor accelerations.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018, NCEE 2018
Subtitle of host publicationIntegrating Science, Engineering, and Policy
PublisherEarthquake Engineering Research Institute
Pages7877-7887
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9781510873254
StatePublished - 2018
Event11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018: Integrating Science, Engineering, and Policy, NCEE 2018 - Los Angeles, United States
Duration: Jun 25 2018Jun 29 2018

Publication series

Name11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018, NCEE 2018: Integrating Science, Engineering, and Policy
Volume12

Conference

Conference11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2018: Integrating Science, Engineering, and Policy, NCEE 2018
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityLos Angeles
Period6/25/186/29/18

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology

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