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1. Analysis of Applying Base Isolation and Fluid Viscous Damper

Simultaneously On the Response of RCC Structure
Reinforced cement (RC) (also called strengthened concrete cement or RCC) is a composite
material wherein concrete’s moderately low tensile and ductility are counteracted by the
consideration of reinforcement having higher tensile or ductility. The reinforcement is normally,
however not really, steel reinforcing bars (rebar) and is typically installed inactively in the
concrete before the concrete sets. The response of structure to such loads in form of
displacement, story drift, overturning moment, base shear, etc called seismic response. It is
profound in high rise structures as compared to lower ones. Seismic response is the response of a
building (or non-building) structure to earthquake. Numerous procedures have been created to
diminish these responses, out of which are base isolator and Fluid viscous dampers.

Base isolator and Fluid viscous damper are the techniques which help to reduce the seismic
response of structure when contrasted with fixed base structure

Base isolation is a method of seismic protection where the structure (superstructure) is separated
from the base (foundation or substructure). By separating the structure from its’ base the amount
of energy that is transferred to the superstructure during an earthquake is reduced significantly.

Viscous fluid dampers are progressively utilized in new or retrofitting the existing buildings in
order to dissipate much of the earthquake-induced energy in elements not forming part of the
gravity framing systems. The way of thinking behind the utilization of these elements is to limit
or eliminate damage to the structural frame. The novelty and most interesting implementation of
these energy dissipation devices is its configuration in the structural system.

in this work will focus on the analysis of RCC STRUCTURE seismic response by applying base
isolation and fluid viscous damper simultaneously with the help of sap2000 software

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2. Seismic Response Study of Multi-Story Steel Building with

Fluid Viscous Dampers
In addition to the loads due to the effects of gravity, earthquake loading must be considered
when designing structures located in seismically active areas. The philosophy in the conventional
seismic design is that a structure is designed to resist the lateral loads corresponding to wind and
small earthquakes by its elastic action only, and the structure is permitted to damage but not
collapse while it is subjected to a lateral load associated with moderate or severe seismic events.
As a consequence, plastic hinges in structures must be developed in order to dissipate the seismic
energy when the structure is under strong shakings.

The design methods based on this philosophy are acceptable to account for the needs for both

economic consideration and life safety. However, the development of the plastic hinges relies

on the large deformation and high ductility of a structure. The more ductility a structure

sustains, the more damage it suffers. Besides, some important structures such as hospitals and

fire stations have to remain their functions after a major earthquake, the aforementioned

design philosophy (life-safety based) may not be appropriate. These structures should be strong
enough to prevent from large displacement and acceleration so that they can maintain their
functions when excited by a severe ground motion.

And have been developed with a design philosophy different than that of the traditional seismic
design method. These control systems primarily include seismic isolation systems and energy
dissipation systems. A variety of energy dissipation systems have been developed, such as
friction dampers, metallic dampers, visco-elastic dampers and fluid viscous dampers.

fluid viscous dampers is one among them ,and have successfully use in protecting buildings,
bridges and other structures from seismic failure . Fluid viscous dampers, or seismic dampers as
they are sometimes referred to, are hydraulic devices that, when stroked, dissipate the energy
placed on a structure by seismic events, wind buffering or thermal motion.

This work will focus on the seismic response study of multi story steel structure with
supplemental “fluid viscous dampers”. The impact of the supplemental fuild viscous dampers to
a structure in resisting seismic force can be clearly illustrated from energy consideration. The
event of a structure responding to an earthquake ground motion is described by using sap 2000
software.

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