DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF RC FRAME INSTALLING STUD COLUMN WITH VISCOELASTIC DAMPER

Abstract

Dynamic loading tests on one bay-three story RC frames installing a stud column with a viscoelastic damper are conducted to investigate the dynamic behavior of the frames and the effect of response control by the damper. A total of three frames are tested with different damper arrangement. Influence of the damper arrangement on the damping property and failure mode of the RC frames is discussed. The damping property of the RC frames is also compared with that of steel frames installing a stud column with a viscoelastic damper reported in the previous paper by the authors. It is found that the damage situation of a beam where the damper attaches significantly affects the damping property of the RC frames.