scholarly journals Seismic Vibration Mitigation of a Cable-Stayed Bridge with Asymmetric Pounding Tuned Mass Damper

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Peng Zhang ◽  
Jie Tan ◽  
Haitao Liu ◽  
Gang Yang ◽  
Chunyi Cui
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Model ◽  
Vibration Control ◽  
Time History ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Force Model ◽  
Control Effectiveness ◽  
Cable Stayed Bridge ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
The Right ◽  
Side Gap

In order to mitigate the seismic response of a cable-stayed bridge, a new type damping device named asymmetric pounding tuned mass damper (APTMD) is developed in this paper on the basis of the traditional symmetric pounding tuned mass damper. The novel APTMD has three parameters to be determined: the left-side gap, the right-side gap, and the frequency ratio. A numerical model of the APTMD damping system is established with consideration of both the computational efficiency and accuracy to enable the parametric optimization of the damper. The numerical model is based on a simplified model of the cable-stayed bridge and a nonlinear pounding force model. The genetic algorithm is utilized for the optimization of the damper. Afterwards, the cable-stayed bridge is subjected to 20 recorded ground motions to evaluate the vibration control effectiveness of the APTMD. Four systems are considered: (1) without dampers; (2) with a TMD; (3) with a PTMD; and (4) with an APTMD. Time history analysis reveals the following: (1) those dampers can all effectively suppress the vibration of the bridge and (2) the vibration control effectiveness of the APTMD is slightly better than the TMD and the PTMD.

Torsional Vibration Control of High-Rise Building with Large Local Space by Using Tuned Mass Damper

2012 ◽  
Vol 446-449 ◽  
pp. 3066-3071 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhao ◽  
Hui Gao
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Torsional Vibration ◽  
Time History ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Earthquake Excitation ◽  
Torsional Mode ◽  
Seismic Safety ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Local Space

According to the shake table test results of a high-rising building with large local space, the dynamic characteristics of such structure are complex and the torsional mode becomes the first mode, while the torsional responses under earthquake excitation, especially of the floor just above the large local space, are very remarkable. Special measures are required for such structural system for maintaining its seismic safety. In this research, the bidirectional Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) is employed for reducing the torsional vibration of the high-rising building with large local space. The optimization of the TMD parameters, such as natural frequency, damping ratios and mass ratio, is performed. The time history analysis results indicate that the proposed bidirectional TMD is very effective in torsional vibration control.

A novel tuned mass-conical spring system for passive vibration control of a variable mass structure

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110004
Author(s):  
Sanjukta Chakraborty ◽  
Aparna (Dey) Ghosh ◽  
Samit Ray-Chaudhuri
Keyword(s):  
Variable Mass ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Time History ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Water Tank ◽  
Mass System ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Linear Spring ◽  
Spring System ◽  
Elevated Water

This article presents the design of a tuned mass damper with a conical spring to enable tuning to the natural frequency of the system at multiple values, as may be convenient in case of a system with fluctuations in the mass. The principle and design procedure of the conical spring in the context of a varying mass system are presented. A passive feedback control mechanism based on a simple pulley-mass system is devised to cater to the multi-tuning requirements. A design example of an elevated water tank with fluctuating water content, subjected to ground excitation, is considered to numerically illustrate the efficiency of such a tuned mass damper associated with the conical spring. The conical spring is designed based on the tuning requirements at different mass conditions of the elevated water tank by satisfying the allowable load bearing capacity of the spring. Comparisons are made with the conventional passive tuned mass damper with a linear spring tuned to the full tank condition. Results from time history analysis reveal that the conical spring-tuned mass damper can be successfully designed to remain tuned and thereby achieve significant response reductions under stiffening conditions of the primary structure, whereas the linear spring-tuned mass damper suffers performance degradation because of detuning, whenever there is any fluctuation in the system mass.

scholarly journals Tuned Mass Damper Design for Slender Masonry Structures: A Framework for Linear and Nonlinear Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3425
Author(s):  
Marco Zucca ◽  
Nicola Longarini ◽  
Marco Simoncelli ◽  
Aly Mousaad Aly
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Analysis ◽  
Linear Time ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Time History ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Masonry Structures ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Linear And Nonlinear

The paper presents a proposed framework to optimize the tuned mass damper (TMD) design, useful for seismic improvement of slender masonry structures. A historical masonry chimney located in northern Italy was considered to illustrate the proposed TMD design procedure and to evaluate the seismic performance of the system. The optimization process was subdivided into two fundamental phases. In the first phase, the main TMD parameters were defined starting from the dynamic behavior of the chimney by finite element modeling (FEM). A series of linear time-history analyses were carried out to point out the structural improvements in terms of top displacement, base shear, and bending moment. In the second phase, masonry's nonlinear behavior was considered, and a fiber model of the chimney was implemented. Pushover analyses were performed to obtain the capacity curve of the structure and to evaluate the performance of the TMD. The results of the linear and nonlinear analysis reveal the effectiveness of the proposed TMD design procedure for slender masonry structures.

Vibration control of flexible structures with an Active Modal Tuned Mass Damper

2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 5371-5376 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Cazzulani ◽  
C. Ghielmetti ◽  
F. Resta ◽  
F. Ripamonti
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Flexible Structures ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Mass Damper

scholarly journals Seismic Performance Analysis of a Connected Multitower Structure with FPS and Viscous Damper

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohan Wu ◽  
Jun Wang ◽  
Jiangyong Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Seismic Behavior ◽  
Passive Control ◽  
Time History ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Seismic Excitations ◽  
History Analysis ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Tower Structure ◽  
Design Requirements ◽  
Friction Pendulum

A high four-tower structure is interconnected with a long sky corridor bridge on the top floor. To reduce the earthquake responses and member forces of the towers and sky corridor bridge, a passive control strategy with a friction pendulum tuned mass damper (FPTMD) was adopted. The sky corridor bridge was as the mass of FPTMD. The connection between the towers and the sky corridor bridge was designed as flexible links, where friction pendulum bearings (FPBs) and viscous dampers were installed. Elastoplastic time-history analysis was conducted by using Perform-3D model to look into its seismic behavior under intensive seismic excitation. The optimal design of the FPTMD with varying friction coefficients and radius of friction pendulum bearing (FPB) under seismic excitations was carried out, and the seismic behavior of the structure was also investigated at the same time.Results show that, for this four-tower connected structure, the friction pendulum tuned mass damper (FPTMD) has very well effect on seismic reduction. The structure can meet the seismic resistance design requirements.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Influence of Temperature to Control Performance for Viscoelastic Materials Pounding Tuned Mass Damper

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dehui Ye ◽  
Jie Tan ◽  
Yabin Liang ◽  
Qian Feng
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Application ◽  
Tuned Mass Damper ◽  
Frame Structure ◽  
Force Model ◽  
Viscoelastic Materials ◽  
Mass System ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Portal Frame Structure

The pounding tuned mass damper (PTMD) is a novel passive damper that absorbs and dissipates energy by an auxiliary tuned spring-mass system. Viscoelastic materials are attached to the interface of the limitation collar in the PTMD so that the energy dissipation capacity can be enhanced. Previous studies have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of PTMD at room temperature. However, in practice, the PTMD may face a broad temperature range, which can affect the mechanical properties of the viscoelastic materials. Thus, the study of vibration control effectiveness of PTMD at different temperatures is of great significance for its practical engineering application. In this paper, a series of experiments were conducted to investigate the performance of a PTMD in a temperature-controlled environment. A PTMD device was designed to suppress the vibration of a portal frame structure and tested across environmental temperatures ranging from –20°C to 45°C. The displacement reduction ratios demonstrated the temperature robustness of the PTMD. Additionally, the numerical results validated the accuracy of the pounding force model and the performance of PTMD.

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