Optimizing Parameters for Anticollision Systems between Adjacent Buildings under Earthquakes

Table 4

Comparison between the structures considering pounding and without considering pounding.

Range of optimum parameters	GM11		GM41		GM71
	(Ns·m^−1)	(N·m^−1)	(Ns·m^−1)	(N·m^−1)	(Ns·m^−1)	(N·m^−1)
Without considering pounding	1.8 × 10^5∼10^6	0∼3 × 10^6	3 × 10^4∼5.6 × 10^6	0∼1.7 × 10^7	1 × 10^5∼3 × 10^6	0∼3 × 10^6
Considering pounding	3 × 10^5∼10^6	0∼1.8 × 10^6	3 × 10^5∼5.6 × 10^6	0∼10^7	1.8 × 10^5∼3 × 10^6	0∼1.8 × 10^6