Research Article

Identification of Sudden Stiffness Change in the Acceleration Response of a Nonlinear Hysteretic Structure

Table 11

Relative errors between identification results and theoretical values under Kobe earthquake wave.

CaseTime (s)Relative error (%)
k1k2ζ1ζ2Yαβγn

Case 10∼100.150.107.008.506.820.0012.0012.002.00
10∼300.510.296.007.504.910.0014.0012.003.00

Case 20∼101.250.1411.008.005.930.006.0014.002.50
10∼201.100.296.009.006.910.0012.0014.001.50
20∼301.171.046.007.504.600.0012.0010.002.00