CEINCI-LAB. A free software to find the seismic capacity curve of frames with ADAS or TADAS dissipators

Abstract

CEINCI-LAB is a computer software developed using MATLAB for static or dynamic structural analysis, in a friendly way and simultaneously serves the user to reinforce structural knowledge. In this article the most important aspects are present to find the resistant seismic capacity curve of a reinforced concrete or steel plane frame, with ADAS or TADAS energy dissipators above Chevron Braces, using the Pushover technique. To whole dissipating-brace system two models are shown, the first is by two equivalent braces and the second is considering the dissipating element like a short element. For this last case, the dissipating element is analyzed in two ways, to the first the dissipating element stiffness matrix is found and to the second some rectangular segments of constant section are considered to model the dissipating element.