Seismic Performance of Vibration Control Device That Generates Power

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taichi Matsuoka ◽  
Katsuaki Sunakoda ◽  
Kazuhiko Hiramoto ◽  
Issei Yamazaki ◽  
Akira Fukukita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Ball Screw ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Wide Range

In a previous paper the authors proposed a semi-active vibration control device (VCD) that generates power. The device utilizes a ball screw, and has inertial and damping forces. The damping coefficient is adjusted by altering resistance at the terminal of the power generator. A small-scale VCD was manufactured for experimental testing. Frequency responses of a small-scale spring mass structure were measured in order to confirm the effects of vibration suppression within a wide range of frequencies. In this paper, as the next step, vibration tests using a benchmark structure with an installed VCD that has a 30 kN capacity are carried out at the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) in Taiwan. The benchmark structure has three stories with a 3 m height and a mass of 6 tons at each floor level for a total height and weight of 9 m and 18 tons, respectively. The VCDs are installed between adjacent floors with steel chevron braces. A simple control law that is based on a minimized Lyapunov function and employs bang-bang operation is used as a variable current controller instead of the modifying the resistance level of the VCD. Scaled earthquake motions including the Imperial Valley El Centro north-south component that is normalized to be a peak level of 0.5 m/s2, are applied to the base of the steel framed structure in the horizontal direction by a shaking table. Experimental responses of each floor for the uncontrolled and controlled cases are compared with analytical responses, and effects of vibration suppression for the large-scale model are discussed quantitatively.

Vibration Suppression of Traffic Signal Pole by Generating Electrical Power

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taichi Matsuoka ◽  
Takuya Wada ◽  
Mizuki Katakura
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Electrical Power ◽  
Small Deformation ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Traffic Signal ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Small Scale Model

The authors propose a damper that generates electrical power in order to not only suppress vibration and also get electrical energy when many traffic signal poles are oscillated by wind, traffic turbulence, and earthquake. The damper consists of a displacement magnifying mechanism by using levers, solenoid coils and rare-earth magnets. It is useful for small deformation between a beam and a column of the traffic pole. Vibration modes of the pole are analyzed by using FEM, and then a small scale model of the traffic pole is built up. The small scale model has 2.3 m high, consists of a steel column and a cantilever beam due to rescale about 1/3 of real scale one, and natural frequency is about 3.5 Hz. Trial damper is manufactured and a damping force, which is caused by the coils crossing magnetic field, is adjusted. Dynamic characteristics of the trial damper are measured by a shaking actuator. In order to confirm vibration reduction, both of seismic and harmonic vibration tests of small scale model when the trial damper is installed are carried out by using a shaking table. The experimental results of harmonic responses are compared with the calculated results by FEM, and effect of vibration suppression and efficiency of generating power are discussed experimentally and numerically.

Simultaneous Optimal Design of the Lyapunov-Based Semi-Active Control and the Semi-Active Vibration Control Device: Inverse Lyapunov Approach

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuhiko Hiramoto ◽  
Taichi Matsuoka ◽  
Akira Fukukita ◽  
Katsuaki Sunakoda
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Design ◽  
Lyapunov Function ◽  
Vibration Control ◽  
Active Control ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Ball Screw ◽  
Design Parameters ◽  
Resistance Force ◽  
Control Law ◽  
Lyapunov Approach

We address a simultaneous optimal design problem of a semi-active control law and design parameters in a vibration control device for civil structures. The Vibration Control Device (VCD) that is being developed by authors is used as the semi-active control device in the present paper. The VCD is composed of a mechanism of a ball screw with a flywheel for the inertial resistance force and an electric motor with an electric circuit for the damping resistance force. A new bang-bang type semi-active control law referred to as Inverse Lyapunov Approach is proposed as the semi-active control law. In the Inverse Lyapunov Approach the Lyapunov function is searched so that performance measures in structural vibration control are optimized in the premise of the bang-bang type semi-active control based on the Lyapunov function. The design parameters to determine the Lyapunov function and the design parameters of the VCD are optimized for the good performance of the semi-active control system. The Genetic Algorithm is employed for the optimal design.

Seismic Behaviour of Composite Panel Composed of Laminated Wood and Bearing Glass - Experimental Investigation

2013 ◽  
Vol 778 ◽  
pp. 698-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidija Krstevska ◽  
Ljubomir Tashkov ◽  
Vlatka Rajčić ◽  
Roko Zarnic
Keyword(s):  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Composite Panel ◽  
Seismic Excitations ◽  
Seismic Behaviour ◽  
Time Duration ◽  
Earthquake Motion ◽  
Scientific Project ◽  
Real Earthquake

Within the bilateral scientific project between the Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Seismology - UKIM-IZIIS, St. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia and the Civil Engineering Faculty, University of Zagreb, Croatia, experimental testing of full scale composite timber-glass innovative panels was carried out on the seismic shaking table at IZIIS for the purpose of defining their behaviour and stability under real earthquake conditions. The seismic excitations selected for the shake-table testing of the model were four representative accelerograms recorded during the following earthquakes: El Centro, Petrovac, Kobe and Friuli. The idea was to investigate the seismic behavior of the model under several types of earthquakes, considering their different frequency content, peak acceleration and time duration. The performed tests showed clearly the behaviour of the composite panels and the failure mechanism under strong earthquake motion.

scholarly journals Modelling a Snowdrift by Means of Activated Clay Particles

1985 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 48-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yutaka Anno
Keyword(s):  
Angle Of Repose ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
High Angle ◽  
Clay Particles ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Wet Snow ◽  
Scale Modelling ◽  
Natural Snow ◽  
Small Scale Model

This paper presents a small scale modelling of a snowdrift using activated clay particles.Characteristic properties of activated clay particles, which are different from model snow particles proposed previously by other investigators, are fineness, high angle of repose and wide range of cohesion. Such properties may provide a similitude of a snowdrift and the phenomena caused by wet snow particles in a small scale model.Experimental results presented in this paper show that activated clay particles are the most suitable substitute for natural snow particles in modelling, and indicate also the possibility of using them to model wet snow particles.

Mechanical Behavior Research of a High-Rise Hybrid Structure Based on Shaking Table Test

2012 ◽  
Vol 487 ◽  
pp. 613-616
Author(s):  
Ying Zhou ◽  
Jian Yu
Keyword(s):  
Earthquake Engineering ◽  
Shaking Table Test ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Hybrid Structure ◽  
Steel Frame ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Concrete Core ◽  
Prototype Structure

In order to establish the systematic design method of performance-based earthquake engineering for steel-concrete hybrid structure tall buildings, a 1/15 scale model shaking table test is conducted in State Key Laboratory for Disaster Reduction in Civil Engineering of Tongji University. The dynamic property, acceleration and displacement response of the model structure under different earthquake levels are investigated from the test. The failure mode of structure is analyzed and the seismic response of the prototype structure is interpreted according to the similitude relation. The conclusions drawn from this investigation show that the prototype structure can basically satisfy the requirements of no damage under frequent earthquakes and no collapse under rare earthquakes; steel frame- concrete core structural system has good seismic performance under rare earthquake; and the damage of the connection between the steel frame beam and the core wall is the main failure pattern of the structure.

scholarly journals Measurement of three-dimensional displacement field in piled embankments using synchrotron X-ray tomography

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 885-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louis King ◽  
Abdelmalek Bouazza ◽  
Anton Maksimenko ◽  
Will P. Gates ◽  
Stephen Dubsky
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Physical Models ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Full Field ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Piled Embankments

The measurement of displacement fields by nondestructive imaging techniques opens up the potential to study the pre-failure mechanisms of a wide range of geotechnical problems within physical models. With the advancement of imaging technologies, it has become possible to achieve high-resolution three-dimensional computed tomography volumes of relatively large samples, which may have previously resulted in excessively long scan times or significant imaging artefacts. Imaging of small-scale model piled embankments (142 mm diameter) comprising sand was undertaken using the imaging and medical beamline at the Australian Synchrotron. The monochromatic X-ray beam produced high-resolution reconstructed volumes with a fine texture due to the size and mineralogy of the sand grains as well as the phase contrast enhancement achieved by the monochromatic X-ray beam. The reconstructed volumes were well suited to the application of digital volume correlation, which utilizes cross-correlation techniques to estimate three-dimensional full-field displacement vectors. The output provides insight into the strain localizations that develop within piled embankments and an example of how advanced imaging techniques can be utilized to study the kinematics of physical models.

Study on Vibration Control Device Using Power Generator

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takafumi Ohtake ◽  
Katsuaki Sunakoda ◽  
Taichi Matsuoka
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Short Circuit ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Random Motion ◽  
Ball Screw ◽  
Structural Vibration ◽  
Damping Force ◽  
Power Generator ◽  
Sinusoidal Input

In this paper, the authors propose a vibration control device using power generator in order to develop a small damper which is suitable for structural vibration control in space. The vibration control device consists of a ball screw, piston, ball nut, gear, power generator, and rod ends. The linear motion of the piston is converted into a rotary motion by the ball screw, and then the electric power is generated as dissipation of energy. A very low sinusoidal input displacement is applied to the device, and the characteristics of the damping force are examined with open circuit and short circuit of the generator. Experimental results are compared with theoretical results. Numerical simulation is applied to a flexible structure, by using sinusoidal input motion, and random motion.

Analytical and Experimental Investigation on Vibration Control of Piezoelectric Structures

1991 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Tzeng ◽  
W. Z. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Experimental Investigation ◽  
Vibration Control ◽  
Satisfactory Agreement ◽  
Vibration Suppression ◽  
Experimental Testing ◽  
Active Vibration Control ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuators ◽  
Active Vibration ◽  
Piezoelectric Structures

Abstract Active vibration control of smart structural materials (beam and plate) has been achieved by using distributed piezoelectric actuators. Numerical simulation and experimental testing have been conducted to investigate vibration suppression of the advanced structures. Results from simulation and testing are in satisfactory agreement.

Low Frequency Vibration Control of the Offshore Fixed Platforms by Using Tuned Liquid Column Damper

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Hui Lee ◽  
Heui Won Kim ◽  
Won Ho Joo
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Tall Buildings ◽  
Liquid Column ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Tuned Liquid Column Damper ◽  
Low Frequency Vibration ◽  
Design Variables ◽  
Liquid Column Damper

The offshore fixed platforms are confronted with greater wind and wave forces as their installation site moves toward the deep sea, so it is definitely necessary to reduce the low frequency vibration of structures for the safety and comfort of crews. The dynamic dampers are generally used to reduce vibration of structures. Especially, the tuned liquid column damper (TLCD) has been applied to reduce the low frequency vibration of onshore tall buildings. In this paper, the design procedure of TLCD is proposed to control the low frequency vibration of fixed platforms through the simulation and experiment with a small-scale model. The vibration control target is the surge motion of fixed platforms and the major design variables of TLCD are mass and damping ratios. The optimized design variables of TLCD are determined from the calculation of the amplification factor. In the experiment, the effects of mass and damping ratios are considered by changing the breadth of column, the opening ratio and number of the orifices. The results of experiment are found to well agree with the simulation. The 83% of structure vibration level can be reduced by applying the optimized TLCD.

Vibration Control of Serially Connected Isolation System Using Piezoelectric Actuator

2011 ◽  
Vol 250-253 ◽  
pp. 2112-2115
Author(s):  
Yan Hui Liu ◽  
Ping Tan ◽  
Fu Lin Zhou ◽  
Yong Feng Du ◽  
Wei Ming Yan
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Piezoelectric Actuator ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Control Experiment ◽  
Control Device ◽  
Shaking Table ◽  
Control Force ◽  
Isolation System ◽  
Control Efficiency ◽  
Fail Safe

This paper presents a bidirectional piezoelectric actuator, which can be used to vibration control of serially connected isolation System. Firstly, the performance test of this control device was processed. Then vibration control experiment of serially connected isolation system with this control device based on sweep sine shaking table was carried out. The experimental results show that this control device has stable mechanical properties, produces semi-active control force fast and has the outstanding control efficiency for serially connected isolation system. In addition, this control still has the satisfactory control efficiency when the piezoelectric actuator of this control is failed, which indicates the fail-safe function of this control.

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