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Mitigating the seismic pounding between adjacent buildings by the use of link beams between them and investigating the best location of these links

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A seismic pounding occurs if there is not enough distance between nearby buildings to allow their relative movements during earthquakes. The most simple and effective method to reduce pounding and prevent damage from pounding is to establish a suitable separation distance, but it can be difficult to achieve because of the expensive land cost. The solution to eliminating the pounding between buildings is to use stiffeners to reduce the impact of pounding by reducing lateral displacements like R.C. walls and bracings or enhancing the behavior of the structure by utilizing seismic energy dissipation techniques. Previous techniques have some difficulties when applied especially in existing buildings, therefore, this research aims to study the use of a new technique that proposes to link the two adjacent buildings by link beams and to investigate the best location of these links. Three cases were selected to study pounding mitigation techniques between two nearby buildings. For each case, three main locations were selected to link the two nearby buildings on the first, middle, and last floors of the short building. The results of the study indicate that pounding force decreases when two buildings are connected on the first and middle floors in all cases studied. The percentage of decrease in pounding force ranges between 40–50 and 70–80%, respectively. While pounding eliminates when two buildings are connected on the last floor of the shorter building in all cases studied.

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Kamel, K.T. Mitigating the seismic pounding between adjacent buildings by the use of link beams between them and investigating the best location of these links. Asian J Civ Eng 24, 1769–1781 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42107-023-00602-8

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