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The main purpose of this study is Performance Based Analysis of steel bridges equipped with Telescopic Dampers and also to design a suitable damper in order to improve the behavior of the structural system and, consequently, reduce the damage to the structure after the earthquake. Different models of dampers such as Buckling Restrained Braces (BRB’s), Hydraulic Dampers, Viscous Dampers, Shear Panel Dampers, Visco-Elastic Dampers, etc., are used according to their specifications along with Laminated Rubber Bearings (LRB’s) to control the structural behavior of bridge, reduce deck displacement and base shear. The result of this project is the design of a special type of telescopic dampers,... 

It is more than a century to study qualitative and quantitative behavior of structures against earthquakes will be benefited from laboratory studies. In fact, the best method for observing the behavior of a structure during an earthquake is earthquake simulation on the structure. Today, the most effective way to do these tests is simulating of earthquake by using of Shaking Table. The shaking table consists of three main parts: electronic, hydraulic and mechanical. The accuracy of earthquake simulation’s results are very important. In recent years, numerous studies on the dynamic behavior of the above components and the interactions between these components are performed. In this study, we...