The objective of a base isolation system is to decouple the building from the damaging components of the earthquake by placing isolators between the superstructure and the foundation. The correct identification of these devices is, therefore, a critical step towards reliable simulations of base-isolated systems subjected to dynamic ground motion. In this perspective, the parametric identification of seismic isolators from experimental dynamic tests is here addressed. In doing so, the focus is on identifying Bouc-Wen model parameters by means of particle swarm optimization and differential evolution. This paper is especially concerned with the assessment of these non-classical parametric identification techniques using a standardized experimental protocol to set out the dynamic loading conditions. A critical review of the obtained outputs demonstrates that particle swarm optimization and differential evolution can be effectively exploited for the parametric identification of seismic isolators.

Parametric identification of seismic isolators using differential evolution and particle swarm optimization / Quaranta, G; Marano, Giuseppe Carlo; Greco, Rita; Monti, G.. - In: APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING. - ISSN 1568-4946. - 22:(2014), pp. 458-464. [10.1016/j.asoc.2014.04.039]

Parametric identification of seismic isolators using differential evolution and particle swarm optimization

MARANO, Giuseppe Carlo;GRECO, Rita;
2014-01-01

Abstract

The objective of a base isolation system is to decouple the building from the damaging components of the earthquake by placing isolators between the superstructure and the foundation. The correct identification of these devices is, therefore, a critical step towards reliable simulations of base-isolated systems subjected to dynamic ground motion. In this perspective, the parametric identification of seismic isolators from experimental dynamic tests is here addressed. In doing so, the focus is on identifying Bouc-Wen model parameters by means of particle swarm optimization and differential evolution. This paper is especially concerned with the assessment of these non-classical parametric identification techniques using a standardized experimental protocol to set out the dynamic loading conditions. A critical review of the obtained outputs demonstrates that particle swarm optimization and differential evolution can be effectively exploited for the parametric identification of seismic isolators.
2014
Parametric identification of seismic isolators using differential evolution and particle swarm optimization / Quaranta, G; Marano, Giuseppe Carlo; Greco, Rita; Monti, G.. - In: APPLIED SOFT COMPUTING. - ISSN 1568-4946. - 22:(2014), pp. 458-464. [10.1016/j.asoc.2014.04.039]
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