ER31 Novel hybrid damping devices and design techniques for damage-avoidance seismic response (August 2018)

This report covers research that investigates low-damage seismic design principles in low to medium-rise structures, with a focus on rocking structure demand prediction and energy dissipation devices.

Experimental and analytical studies are undertaken on individual and hybrid combinations of energy dissipation components. System-level numerical modelling and experimental testing of low-damage seismic design structures is undertaken to assess the influence of different damping device designs.