Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper

This paper studies the effect of the diameter and number of bars on the cyclic behavior of the bar damper (BD). A BD is a metallic damper made of several steel bars welded between the bottom and top anchor plates. The energy dissipation mechanism of the BD primarily depends on the flexural yielding...

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Main Authors: Ghaedi, Khaled, Javanmardi, Ahad, Ibrahim, Zainah, Rashid, Raizal, Gordan, Meisam, Khatibi, Hamed
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2025
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author Ghaedi, Khaled
Javanmardi, Ahad
Ibrahim, Zainah
Rashid, Raizal
Gordan, Meisam
Khatibi, Hamed
author_facet Ghaedi, Khaled
Javanmardi, Ahad
Ibrahim, Zainah
Rashid, Raizal
Gordan, Meisam
Khatibi, Hamed
author_sort Ghaedi, Khaled
building UPM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description This paper studies the effect of the diameter and number of bars on the cyclic behavior of the bar damper (BD). A BD is a metallic damper made of several steel bars welded between the bottom and top anchor plates. The energy dissipation mechanism of the BD primarily depends on the flexural yielding deformation of the bars under either unidirectional or bi-directional loads. To achieve this aim, seven specimens were tested with four different diameters of bars and four different numbers of bars. A series of quasi-static cyclic loading tests were performed on the BD specimens in the laboratory. In addition, a comparative study of all the geometrical parameters of the BD, including the height of the BD was performed. The experimental results showed that all BD specimens exhibited stable hysteretic behavior and low yield displacement. The BD specimen demonstrated a damping ratio of 34 %-41 % and a ductility range of 27–69. The results of the comparative analysis concluded that the height of the bars mainly affects the yield displacement, ultimate displacement and cumulative displacement of the damper, while the diameter and number of bars affect the yield force and ultimate force of the damper.
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spelling upm-1187462025-07-23T03:59:59Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118746/ Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper Ghaedi, Khaled Javanmardi, Ahad Ibrahim, Zainah Rashid, Raizal Gordan, Meisam Khatibi, Hamed This paper studies the effect of the diameter and number of bars on the cyclic behavior of the bar damper (BD). A BD is a metallic damper made of several steel bars welded between the bottom and top anchor plates. The energy dissipation mechanism of the BD primarily depends on the flexural yielding deformation of the bars under either unidirectional or bi-directional loads. To achieve this aim, seven specimens were tested with four different diameters of bars and four different numbers of bars. A series of quasi-static cyclic loading tests were performed on the BD specimens in the laboratory. In addition, a comparative study of all the geometrical parameters of the BD, including the height of the BD was performed. The experimental results showed that all BD specimens exhibited stable hysteretic behavior and low yield displacement. The BD specimen demonstrated a damping ratio of 34 %-41 % and a ductility range of 27–69. The results of the comparative analysis concluded that the height of the bars mainly affects the yield displacement, ultimate displacement and cumulative displacement of the damper, while the diameter and number of bars affect the yield force and ultimate force of the damper. Elsevier Ltd 2025-02 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/118746/1/118746.pdf Ghaedi, Khaled and Javanmardi, Ahad and Ibrahim, Zainah and Rashid, Raizal and Gordan, Meisam and Khatibi, Hamed (2025) Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper. Structures, 72. art. no. 108164. pp. 1-11. ISSN 2352-0124; eISSN: 2352-0124 https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S235201242402318X 10.1016/j.istruc.2024.108164
spellingShingle Ghaedi, Khaled
Javanmardi, Ahad
Ibrahim, Zainah
Rashid, Raizal
Gordan, Meisam
Khatibi, Hamed
Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper
title Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper
title_full Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper
title_fullStr Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper
title_full_unstemmed Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper
title_short Experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper
title_sort experimental parametric study on the effect of diameter and number of bars on the cyclic performance of bar damper
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