Analysis of the Global Dynamic Behavior of Metallic Adjacent Building Structures with Non‐Linear Behavior Under Structural Pounding Induced by Seismic Excitations

This study aims to analyse the global dynamic behaviour of two metallic structures with equal or different heights subjected to structural collisions induced by earthquakes that represent a seismic region in Portugal. Numerical models of the structures were developed with a finite element software, and the respective non‐linear behaviour will be idealized using the fibre model at the critical regions considered. The Kelvin‐Voigt model will be used to simulate the magnitude of pounding forces. The phenomenon of structural pounding influences the dynamic response of the structures. This influence is generally more evident when structures are of different heights.