Seismic Response and Evaluation of SDOF Self-Centering Friction Damping Braces Subjected to Several Earthquake Ground Motions

<table class="figure-group"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2015/397273/figures/397273.fig.004a.svgz" name="397273.fig.004a" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(a) </b>Component spring model</td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><object data="https://static-preview.hindawi.com/articles/amse/volume-2015/397273/figures/397273.fig.004b.svgz" name="397273.fig.004b" type="image/svg+xml"></object></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td><b>(b) </b>Stiffness models for individual component springs</td></tr></table>

<div>Modeling attributes for SFDB component spring models.</div>

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Figure 4: Seismic Response and Evaluation of SDOF Self-Centering Friction Damping Braces Subjected to Several Earthquake Ground Motions 