Seismic Strengthening Effects Based on Pseudodynamic Testing of a Reinforced Concrete Building Retrofitted with a Wire-Woven Bulk Kagome Truss Damper

Figure 12

Cracks that appeared in the PD-FK specimen during pseudodynamic testing: (a) 2.7 s with lateral displacement of 7.5 mm in 200 gal, (b) the final stage (4 s) in 200 gal, (c) 2.7 s with lateral displacement of −25 mm in 300 gal, and (d) the final stage (4 s) in 300 gal.

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