Studies on Structures with Rocking and Energy-Dissipating Fuses

Summarized Studies
Author(s) Year Publication Reference Links
Ajrab, Pekca, and Mander 2004 2004 Journal of Structural Engineering Ajrab, J. J., Pekcan, G., and Mander, J. B. (2004). "Rocking Wall–Frame Structures with Supplemental Tendon Systems," Journal of Structural Engineering, 130.6, pp. 895-903. Summary
Huckelbridge and Clough 1977 1977 Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC) Huckelbridge, A. A. and Clough, R. W. (1977). “Preliminary Experimental Study of Seismic Uplift of a Steel Frame,” Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC), Report No. UCB/EERC-77/22. Summary
Liu et al. 2012 2012 Proceedings of the Structures Congress Liu, W., Hutchinson, T.C., Hakhamaneshi, M., Kutter, B.L. (2012). “Centrifuge Testing of Systems with Combined Structural Hinging and Rocking Foundations,” Proceedings of the Structures Congress, Chicago, IL, March 29-31. Summary
Ma et al. 2006 2006 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering Ma, Q. T., Wight, G. D., Butterworth, J. W., & Ingham, J. M. (2006). "Assessment of Current Procedures for Predicting the In-Plane Behaviour of Controlled Rocking Walls." In Proc. 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering. Summary
Mahin and Espinoza 2006 2006 Journal of Technical Memorandum of Public Works Research Institute Mahin, S. and Espinoza, A. (2006). “Rocking of Bridge Piers Subjected to Multi-Directional Earthquake Loading,” Journal of Technical Memorandum of Public Works Research Institute, vol. no 4009, pp. 65-71. Summary
Aslam 2011 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL Paper LBL-7539 Aslam, M. (2011). “Rocking and Overturning Response of Rigid Bodies to Earthquake Motions,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL Paper LBL-7539. Summary
Kutter et al. 2005 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Kutter, B.L., Gajan, S., Phalen, J.D., Hutchinson, T.C., and Martin G.R. (2005). “Centrifuge Modeling of Load-Deformation Behavior of Rocking Shallow Foundations,” Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, pp.773-783. Summary
Midorikawa et al. 2008 Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2008 Midorikawa, M., Toyomaki, S., Hori, H., Asari, T., Azuhata, T., and Ishihara, T. (2008). “Seismic Response of Six-Story Eccentrically Braced Steel Frames with Columns Partially Allowed to Uplift,” Proceedings of the 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2008, Beijing, China, October 12-17. Summary
Pollino & Bruneau 2007 Structural Engineering Research Frontiers Pollino, M. and Bruneau, M. (2007). “Experimental Study of the Controlled Rocking Response of Steel Braced Frames,” Structural Engineering Research Frontiers. Summary
Pollino & Bruneau 2007 Journal of Bridge Engineering Pollino, M. and Bruneau, M. (2007). “Seismic Retrofit of Bridge Steel Truss Piers Using a Controlled Rocking Approach,” Journal of Bridge Engineering ASCE, 12.5. pp. 600-610. Summary
Tremblay et al. 2008 Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference Tremblay, R., Poirier, L.P., Bouaanani, N., Leclerc, M., Fronteddu, L., and Rivest S. (2008). “Seismic Response of Viscously Damped Controlled Rocking Braced Steel Frames for Building Structures,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Annual Conference, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, June 10-13. Summary
Supplementary References
Author(s) Year Publication Reference
Aslam 2011 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL Paper LBL-7539 Aslam, M. (2011). “Rocking and Overturning Response of Rigid Bodies to Earthquake Motions,” Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, LBNL Paper LBL-7539.