Research Progress of Self-centering Structure System

Abstract

Traditional building structures dissipate seismic energy through the plastic deformation of members in the earthquake, which may lead to a large residual deformation after the earthquake. Those structures are very difficult to repair. Traditional building structure can become a new structure with self-centering ability by using a special energy dissipation component, adding prestressed tendons or supplementing dampers. Compared to the traditional building structure, this new self-centering structure can more effectively reduce the residual deformation caused by the earthquake, and it has a desirable capability to dissipate seismic energy so as to enable itself to be of more security. In this study, the domestic and foreign self-centering structures are classified and summarized. This study deals with research progress of self-centering structures including self-centering braced steel frame structure, self-centering steel plate shear wall structure and self-centering offshore platform structure. Besides, this study introduces the related research progress of other research fellows.