Seismic Retrofitting Effects of Reinforcing Over-track Buildings with Knee-brace Dampers

The study presented in this paper verifies the seismic retrofitting effects of reinforcing over-track buildings with knee-brace dampers. Firstly shaking table tests were carried out on large-scale test models, to simulate over-track buildings reinforced with knee-brace dampers. Resulting responses or hysteresis loops, confirmed the seismic retrofitting effects of knee-brace dampers.