Parametric Study of Low-Rise Buildings Using a Smart Hybrid Rocking Structural System with Vertical Dampers

In the recent past, smart and resilient cities, and their expansion, have become a global concern. It is vital to design a more seismically resistant structure without having to demolish and rebuild the entire building or repair broken connections caused by natural environmental threats, such as major earthquakes. The theoretical model of rocking systems consists of three separate structures and a variety of unique features and auxiliary devices. They are supposed to meet the performance requirements and withstand massive deformations while sustaining controlled sequential failures. There are also principal auxiliary devices that eliminate residual stresses within the ductile elements and restore the structure to its initial position. It is possible to take advantage of all other components to reduce seismic demand on the combined system as well. The primary focus of the current chapter is to analyze the influence of the change in the rocking core's devices that were used to dissipate the seismic energy and to evaluate the post-earthquake behavior and seismic performance of the low-rise structure, comprising gravity frames and a rocking core. Furthermore, the time-history dynamic approach was used to investigate the effects of near-field ground motion characteristics on the suggested structures' responses.