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where k 0 and a are the linear stiffness and its contribution to restoring force, x r and x r are relative<br />

displacement and relative velocity of nodes which LRBs are installed, respectively. And D v and 3; are<br />

the yield displacement of LRB and the variable, respectively, satisfying Eqn. 2.<br />

where A to y, f> and n are the constant that affect the hysteretic behavior. <strong>The</strong> values of A,=rc=l and<br />

CE=/3=0.5 are used to simulate the characteristic curve of the LRB in this study.<br />

TABLE 1<br />

THE PROPERTIES OF THE LRB<br />

Property<br />

Elastic stiffness, & e (N/rn)<br />

Plastic stiffness, Ap(N/m)<br />

Yield displacement of lead plugs, D v (cm)<br />

Design shear force level for the yielding of lead plugs, Q

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