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Uno et al.
[54] EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT MULTI-STORY
BUILDING

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[75] Inventors: Toshio Uno; Yoshitaka Yabe; Kiyoshi

[73] Assignees: Shimizu Construction Co., Ltd.,

Tokyo; Sumitomo Metal Industries,
Ltd., Osaka, both of Japan

Continuation of Ser. No. 543,l26, Aug. 6, i990, aban

doned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No.
376,922, Jul. 10, 1989, abandoned, which is a continua

tion of Ser. No. l0l,663, Sep. 28, 1987, abandoned.

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Sep.
Sep.

Foreign Application Priority Data

26, 1986
30, 1986
Jun. 23,1989
Jun. 23,1989

[JP]
[JP]
[JP]
[JP]

Japan
Japan
Japan
Japan

References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Earthquake-Resistant Limit State Design for Build

ings by Hiroshi Akiyama (University of Tokyo Press)

1985 Architecture-Sep. 1983 pp. 74-76.

Primary Examiner-Carl D. Friedman

Assistant Examiner-Creighton Smith
Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Cushman, Darby & Cushman

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ABSTRACT

multi-story building which is characterized by having

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Related U.S. Application Data

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The present invention provides an earthquake resistant

[21] Appl. No.: 928,080

[22] Filed:

Date of Patent:

3,638,377 2/1972 Caspe.

Hirama; Hideo Shimizu, all of

Terada; Tomomi Kanemitsu, both of

Tokyo, all of Japan

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4,991,366 2/1991 Teramuro et al..

Ikura; Shinji Mase; Toshihiko

Tokyo; Masahiro Kato, Kashiwa;
Fumio Ohtake, Kashima; Takehiko

Patent Number:

.............................. ._ 61-227781
.............................. .. 61-231689
............................ .. l-l61873
................................ .. l-161874

an energy concentration story. The energy concentra

tion story has an elasto-plastic force-displacement rela

tionship regarding horizontal force and displacement.

The force-displacement relationship is characterized in
that: (a) stiffness in elastic range (Fy/dy) is generally
equal to an optimal stiffness of the same story according

to an elastic design concept; (b) the yield strength Fy is

generally less than 80% of an optimum yield strength;
(c) stiffness in plastic range is positive and generally less
than about a half of the stiffness in the elastic range; and

(d) ultimate displacement is generally at least twice as

large as the yield displacement. The energy concentra

tion story is capable of entering into the plastic range

while other stories are in the elastic range, and absorb

ing vibration energy by plastic deformations thereof so

as to decrease deformations of other stories when a

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Int. Cl.5 .................................. .. E04H 9/02

U.S. Cl. ..................................... .. 52/167 R

Field of Search .................... .. 52/ 167 R, 294, 729

large external force is exerted to the building.

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