?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Self-centering+friction-based+devices+for+hybrid+coupled+walls%3A+a+preliminary+finite+element+study&rft.creator=Di+Benedetto%2C+Sabatino&rft.creator=Ortiz+Pastorino%2C+Camila&rft.creator=Farahi%2C+Mojtaba&rft.creator=Latour%2C+Massimo&rft.creator=Freddi%2C+Fabio&rft.description=The+development+of+seismic-resilient+structural+solutions+to+protect+human+lives+and+ensure+immediate+functionality+after+severe+seismic+events+is+an+inevitable+challenge+in+modern+earthquake+engineering.+Innovative+structural+systems+with+minimum+earthquake-induced+damage+and+residual+deformations+allow+fast+recovery+of+structures+and+can+be+considered+effective+strategies+towards+seismic+resilient+constructions.+In+this+context%2C+this+study+focuses+on+the+performance+of+a+self-centering+solution+that+can+be+implemented+within+coupling+beams+to+form+Self-Centering+Hybrid+Coupled+Walls+(SC-HCW).+The+seismic-resisting+system+selected+in+this+study+consists+of+a+Reinforced+Concrete+(RC)+shear+wall+connected+to+two+steel+side+columns+through+steel+coupling+beams+equipped+with+friction-damped+self-centering+(FDSC)+devices.+The+FDSC+devices+integrate+an+energy+dissipation+component+achieved+through+a+friction-slip+mechanism+and+Post-Tensioned+(PT)+bars%2C+providing+the+self-centering+capability+to+the+device.+Recent+studies+have+shown+that+adopting+this+type+of+SC-HCW+allows+achieving+high+energy+dissipation+capacity+with+negligible+residual+drifts.+The+present+study+performs+a+detailed+numerical+investigation+focusing+on+the+local+response+of+FDSC+devices+to+shed+light+on+their+optimal+design.+Different+configurations+of+FDSC+devices+are+considered%2C+and+their+performance+in+terms+of+energy+dissipation+and+self-centering+capacity+is+evaluated+through+Finite+Element+(FE)+simulations+under+monotonic+and+cyclic+loading.+The+obtained+results+are+referred+to+validate+the+efficiency+of+analytical+formulations+used+to+design+the+intended+FDSC+devices.+The+results+are+also+used+to+investigate+how+the+overall+performance+of+FDSC+devices+is+affected+by+their+geometry.&rft.publisher=World+Conference+on+Earthquake+Engineering+(WCEE)&rft.date=2024-07-05&rft.type=Proceedings+paper&rft.language=eng&rft.source=+++++In%3A++Proceedings+of+the+18th+World+Conference+on+Earthquake+Engineering+(WCEE2024).++++World+Conference+on+Earthquake+Engineering+(WCEE)%3A+Milan%2C+Italy.+(2024)+++++&rft.format=text&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10195509%2F1%2FDi%2520Benedetto%2520et%2520al%2520-%2520WCEE2024%2520-%2520SC%2520FD%2520for%2520HCWs.pdf&rft.identifier=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ucl.ac.uk%2Fid%2Feprint%2F10195509%2F&rft.rights=open