2007 Volume 13 Issue 26 Pages 551-556
The authors of this paper have developed a earthquake force reduction system for the wooden houses. This contruction method involves the fixing of a friction damper in the form of a brace to the wooden frame using steel brackets and pipes for added damping effect. In order to confirm the damping properties of this earthquake force reduction system, static and dynamic shear force loading tests were conducted on a plane incorporating the friction damper. The results showed that the bracket and steel pipe were sufficiently rigid and flexible to fulfill the original damping effect of said friction damper and the loading deformation curve of the total plane clearly indicated sufficient damping properties.
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