May 2026
NZSEE Webinar – Japanese building retrofit schemes using dampers for various seismically defective buildings | Online
Abstract: This presentation discusses Japanese retrofit schemes using dampers for various seismically defective buildings, typically of reinforced concrete (RC) construction. Seven types of dampers (steel, friction, oil, viscous, linear viscoelastic, nonlinear viscoelastic, and inertial-mass dampers) used in Japan are briefly explained. Various frame systems supporting the dampers are categorised, and their vibration control effectiveness is explained. The retrofit scheme is also briefly characterised by the selected combination of the damper and frame system. At first, retrofit schemes including conventional ones…
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The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering’s 2026 Annual General Meeting will be held online on Monday, 25 May 2026 at 12:00pm. Registration details will be circulated to members in due course. Members wishing to submit Notices of Motion are requested to do so by Friday, 8 May 2026. Notices should be sent to the Executive Officer, Amy Samuelu, at exec@nzsee.org.nz. Each Notice of Motion must include: A request to introduce the motion Background information supporting the motion The reasons for…
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