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need to be destroyed, and such possibility must be declared in the document. Furthermore, when<br />

two or more earthquakes are experienced, it becomes very important to establish a judgment basis<br />

for the investigation. <strong>The</strong> damage in the members transferring the damper force must be carefully<br />

evaluated, especially in a case of retrofitted building.<br />

<strong>The</strong> demands from the society to quality of building and its component has become more severe<br />

nowadays. As an example of the result, the Japanese law about promotion of quality of a<br />

residential building _was enacted in July 2000, and the ten-year warranty for the function of main<br />

structural member is required now. Considering this and the performance superior to general<br />

earthquake-resistant construction, the quality of the passively controlled building must be assured<br />

by taking all possible measures. Long-term warranty is highly desirable for the passive devices,<br />

but realizing it may be difficult due to the following: this new scheme has very little database for<br />

the actual performance, and the damage of the device may stem from inadequate structural design<br />

rather than defect of the device itself <strong>The</strong>se obviously make it difficult to establish any warranty<br />

agreement among the device manufacturer, structural engineer, and building owner.<br />

Table 2<br />

Items Considered for Testing of Four Device Types.<br />

I Oil Damper Viscous Damper Vkcoelastic Damper! Steel Damper<br />

I; | (Stiffness}<br />

Elastic Stiffness<br />

Elastic Stiffness<br />

Elastic Stiffness<br />

[ BiLsiC<br />

Performance ,<br />

Dumping Coefficient<br />

Fust-Relief Damping<br />

Coefficient<br />

Stroke<br />

Failure iMotie<br />

Dumping Coefficient<br />

Stiffness Change<br />

Stroke<br />

Failure Mode<br />

Damping Coefficient<br />

Softening and<br />

Stiffening<br />

(.Itimate Deformation<br />

Failure Mode<br />

Yield Strength<br />

Post- Yield Stiffness<br />

Ultimate Deformation<br />

Cumulative Plastic<br />

Deformation<br />

Failure Mode<br />

Impact Characteristics<br />

Impact Characteristics<br />

Impact Characteristics<br />

Impact Characteristics<br />

/ Various j<br />

1<br />

Dependencies<br />

1 Frequency<br />

Velocity<br />

Frequency<br />

Velocity and<br />

.Deformation<br />

Temperature<br />

Frequency<br />

Velocity and<br />

Deformation<br />

Temperature<br />

Deformation<br />

1 Low and j<br />

ji High Cycle |<br />

Number of Cycles<br />

Fatigue (Wind Loud)<br />

Number of Cycles<br />

Fatigue (Wind Load)<br />

Number of Cycles<br />

Fatigue<br />

(<strong>Earthquake</strong> Load)<br />

Fatigue (Wind Load)<br />

Number of Cycles<br />

Fatigue<br />

{<strong>Earthquake</strong> Load)<br />

Fatigue {Wind Load)<br />

Durability<br />

j<br />

Aging<br />

Aging<br />

Water Resistance<br />

Aging<br />

Moisture Resistance<br />

Aging<br />

Rust Resistance<br />

1 Fire 1<br />

1 Resistance \-<br />

Firing Point<br />

Firing Behavior<br />

Gasification<br />

Firing Point<br />

Firing Behavior<br />

Gasification<br />

Softening Point<br />

Firing Behavior<br />

Gasification<br />

Softening Point<br />

Softening Beha\ ior<br />

j Others {<br />

Connection Slackness<br />

Connection Slackness<br />

Bond Strength<br />

Weld Quality<br />

Buckling Control<br />

Maintenance may be required for some passive devices that are nearly machine products, especially<br />

when the device warranty is sought. Note that the traditional building members were not<br />

subjected to maintenance, and the periodical check and repair may be difficult to require.<br />

However, considering the normal use period of 60 to 100 years for a building, it is strongly felt<br />

reasonable to enforce maintenance management of the devices that plays a key role in building

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