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  • Kelly, J. M.; Beucke, K. E.; Skinner, M. S.
    Experimental Testing of a Friction Damped Aseismic Base Isolation System with Fail-Safe Characteristics.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., July 1980, 62 p.
    Identifying Number(s): UCB/EERC-80/18
    Keywords: Elastomers; Earthquake resistant structures; Sliding friction; Mechanical hysteresis; Structural design; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Coulomb damping; Foundations; Bearings

  • Chong, W. H.; Soong, T. T.
    Sliding Fragility of Unrestrained Equipment in Critical Facilities.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., July 5, 2000, 144 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-00-0005
    Keywords: Sliding friction; Shaking; Nonstructural components; Fragility; Discrete systems model; Mathematical models; Tests; Earthquake damages; Bracing; Buildings; Structural responses; Stability bounds; Fastenings; Structural components; Unrestrained equipment; Shaking tables tests; Stability; Critical facilities; Earthquake engineering; Analytical techniques; Earthquakes

  • Feng, M. Q.; Shinozuka, M.; Fujii, S.
    Experimental and Analytical Study of a Hybrid Isolation System Using Friction Controllable Sliding Bearings.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., May 15, 1992, 101 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-92-0009
    Keywords: Earthquake resistant structures; Sliding friction; Friction controllable sliding bearings; Structural vibration; Bearing capacity; Algorithms; Mathematical models; Controllers; Control theory; Dynamic response; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Vibration damping; Vibration isolators; Signal processing; Hybrid isolation system; Friction factor

  • Li, C.; Reinhorn, A. M.
    Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Seismic Retrofit of Structures with Supplemental Damping. Part 2. Friction Devices.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; New York State Science and Technology Foundation, Albany., July 6, 1995, 234 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-95-0009
    Keywords: Sliding friction; Reinforced concrete; Tables (Data); Shaking; Displacement; Loads (Forces); Control systems; Damping; Mathematical models; Soil mechanisms; Passive control; Retrofitting; Structural design; Graphs (Charts); Buildings; Analytical models; Vibration; Earthquake engineering; Energy dissipation; Passive systems; Dynamic structural analysis