Friction dampers using the flexural deformation of shear walls can be installed as coupling beam system between two adjacent walls of shear wall structures. To verify the seismic control performance of proposed friction dampers, numerical nonlinear analysis of shear walls governed by flexural behavior is conducted. Control effectiveness of shear walls connected by beams with the proposed dampers are compared for single shear wall with same flexural rigidity. Average responses of the shear walls with the dampers are found with seven scaled-downed earthquakes based on KBC 2005 design spectrum. Slip load is the most important design parameter. It is designed to be 5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 90% of total vertical shear force at damper location to prevent damper slip in specific stories. Nonlinear time-history analysis is conducted by using SeismoSturct analysis program. Seismic control performance of the dampers is evaluated for base shear, energy dissipation and top-floor displacement. Results show that the dampers are the most effective in reducing the responses when their total slip load is 30% of total vertical shear force.

• Moon, Byoung-Wook(PhD. Candidate, Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Dankook University)
• Min, Kyung-Won(Professor, Dept. of Architectural Engineering, Dankook University) Corresponding author