The project consists of a two-story 150,000 s.f. data storage facility located in Santa Clara, CA. The site for the project, which lies within a region of high seismicity, is located approximately 16 km from the San Andreas and Hayward faults. The building owner desires an enhanced performance state for […]
Retrofit Of A Metropolitan Mid-rise To Improve Torsional Response Using Nonlinear Fluid Viscous Dampers
In many metropolitan areas, midrise buildings are constructed adjacent to existing buildings, and incorporate concrete shear walls to act as a barrier between the two buildings. The orientation of these shear walls often causes severe torsional response within the building. The addition of a few well-placed nonlinear Fluid Viscous Dampers […]
