Research Article

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

Table 5

Results of mechanical characterizations of test specimens following the cyclic loading test.

SpecimenLoad directionYield shear strength
(kN)
Maximum shear strength
(kN)
Displacement at the yield point
(mm)
Displacement at the maximum point
(mm)
Failure mode

CL-FPositive46853012.525Flexural failure
Negative−462−531−12.3−24.5

CL-FKPositive48657512.525.2Flexure
Negative−485−57012.124.3