WASTE RUBBER DAMPER USING ON STEEL BEAM TO COLUMN CONNECTION

In this study, a damper which was developed in order to avoid damages during an earthquake on steel frames was investigated. The goal of this system is to limit plastic deformation on the dampers which can be easily repaired or changed after a heavy earthquake. To investigate the performance of the proposed system, three full scale cyclic tests were investigated. The first specimen was a conventional extended end plate beam to column connection. The second one was beam to column connection with rubber damper and the last cyclic test was conducted on the specimen with a slit damper system with rubber damper. It is indicated from the test results that the energy dissipation and plastic deformation in this system were concentrated only at the dampers. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]