Rocking Frames

Summary Poster

Refereed Journal Articles

Tetsuhiro Asari, Daisuke Ujiie, Mitsumasa Midorikawa, and Taichiro Okazaki. (2014). “Effect of vertical stiffness and foundation uplift on the seismic response of building structures.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 79, 705, 1569-1578. (in Japanese with English Synopsis).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Tatsuya Hasegawa, Tadashi Ishihara, Tstsuya Azuhata, and Tetsuhiro Asari. (2010). “Hysteretic characteristics and plastic deformation capacity of uplift yielding base-plates for controlled rocking frames.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 75, 652, 1159-1166. (in Japanese).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Hirotake Hori, Tadashi Ishihara, Tstsuya Azuhata, Takayashi Kusakari, and Tetsuhiro Asari. (2010) . “Three-dimensional shaking table tests on seismic response of reduced-scale steel frames with yielding base plates allowed to uplift.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 75, 647, 213-221. (in Japanese).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Tomofumi Sudo, Tetsuhiro Asari, Tatsuya Azuhata, and Tadashi Ishihara. (2009). “Three-dimensional seismic response of ten-story steel frames with yielding base plates allowed to uplift.” Journal of Structural and Construction Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 74, 637, 495-502. (in Japanese).

Conference Proceedings

Kasushi Nakata, Tetsuhiro Asari, Taichiro Okazaki, and Mitsumasa Midorikawa. (2017). “Seismic response of structures that permit foundation uplift.” Journal of Structural Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 63B, 351-358. (in Japanese).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Naoto Kotani, Taichiro Okazaki, Tetsuhiro Asari, and Tadashi Ishihara. “Seismic Energy Response of Ten-story Steel Rocking Frames with Column Midheight Uplift at First Story.” 5th International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2015), Crete Island, Greece, May 25-27, 2015.

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Yuriko Kato, Yoshimichi Kawai, Tadashi Ishihara, Taichiro Okazaki, and Tetsuhiro Asari. “Static Loading Tests of Column Mid-height Uplift Mechanism with Steel Dampers.” IABSE Conference Nara 2015, Nara, Japan, May 13-15, 2015.

Naoto Kotani, Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Taichiro Okazaki, Tetsuhiro Asari, and Tadashi Ishihara. (2015). “Seismic energy response of multi-story steel rocking frames allowing column mid-height at the first story.” Proceedings of Constructional Steel, Japan Society of Steel Construction, 23, 311-318. (in Japanese).

Naoto Kotani, Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Taichiro Okazaki, Tetsuhiro Asari, and Tadashi Ishihara. (2014). “Seismic response of ten-story steel rocking frames with column mid-height uplift at first story.” Proceedings of Constructional Steel, Japan Society of Steel Construction, 22, 392-398. (in Japanese).

Hironori Ohtomo, Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Taichiro Okazaki, and Tetsuhiro Asari. (2013). “Optimum strength ratio for energy dissipating elements in controlled rocking frames.” Journal of Structural Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 59B, 255-262. (in Japanese).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Daisuke Sasaki, and Tetsuhiro Asari. (2010). “Internal forces in yielding base plates and frame deformation during seismic response of three-dimensional ten-story steel frames with columns allowed to uplift.” Journal of Structural Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 56B, 411-417. (in Japanese).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Takayoshi Kusakari, Tadashi Ishihara, Tetsuhiro Asari, and Tatsuya Azuhata. (2010). “Seismic response and estimation of equivalent damping ratio of structural rocking systems using simplified models.” Journal of Structural Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 56B, 237-245. (in Japanese).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Hirotake Hori, and Tetsuhiro Asari. (2009). “Seismic response of eccentrically braced steel frames with partial columns allowed to uplift.” Journal of Structural Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 55B, 527-535. (in Japanese).

Mitsumasa Midorikawa, Shingo Toyomaki, Hirotake Hori, Tetsuhiro Asari, Tatsuya Azuhata, and Tadashi Ishihara. (2008). “Seismic response of eccentrically braced steel frames with partial columns allowed to uplift.” Journal of Structural Engineering, Architectural Institute of Japan, 54B, 535-545. (in Japanese).