Semnan University Press Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering 2345-4415 7 2 2019 05 01 Analytical Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Frames Equipped with TADAS Dampers 138 151 3072 10.22075/jrce.2018.13701.1249 EN Mohammad Hossein Saghafi Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Eng., Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran Ali Golafshar Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Eng., Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran Amin Yahyaee Msc.Gratuated of Structural Engineering, Department of Civil Eng., Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University,Semnan, Iran Mohammad Sajad Zareian Department of Civil Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1111, Mashhad, Iran Journal Article 2018 01 14 In recent years, it is considerably attempted to develop the concept of energy dissipation as an applicable technology to overcome the energy released by earthquakes. The passive control systems such as metallic dampers have been widely considered. Energy dissipating dampers are used to modify the response of structures as well as to reduce the damages in structure members. This study is conducted to investigate the seismic response of three normal concrete moment resisting frames with 4, 7 and 10 stories equipped with Triangular Added Damping and Stiffness (TADAS) metallic dampers. OpenSees software is employed for nonlinear time-history analysis using seven earthquke records to determine the structure response. The results showed the considerable modifed seismic responses. It is observed that the story drifts are constant and the maximum values in retrofitted 4, 7 and 10 story frames have been decreased 54%, 56% and 55%, respectively. Also, the maximum floor acceleration, the maximum roof displacement and the maximum story shears are lower in the frames equipped with damper and the lateral behavior of the majority of the retrofitted frame members has been upgraded to Immediate Occupancy (IO) and Live Saftey (LS) performance level. https://civiljournal.semnan.ac.ir/article_3072_5cbc170e6ccdc01e29622cfbb970590f.pdf