Optimum placement and design of multiple tuned mass dampers for vibration control of asymmetric buildings

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110381
Author(s):  
Jer-Fu Wang ◽  
Ging-Long Lin ◽  
Chi-Chang Lin ◽  
Jie-Yong Jian
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Coupling Effect ◽  
Design Procedure ◽  
Structural Safety ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Tuned Mass Dampers ◽  
Asymmetric Buildings ◽  
Moving Direction ◽  
Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers

This study proposed a design procedure to determine the optimal location, moving direction, and system parameters of multiple tuned mass dampers systematically for vibration control of asymmetric buildings under dynamic loadings such as earthquake or wind excitations. A piece of computer software was developed as a postprocessor of any commercial structural analysis programs, such as ETABS, SAP2000, and so on. First, the modal parameters of target building structure were extracted from its finite element model. The optimum location and moving direction of the multiple tuned mass dampers system are determined based on the controlled mode shapes and both modal participating mass ratio and modal direction factor. Then, the optimal parameters of the multiple tuned mass dampers system were calculated by minimizing the mean square modal displacement response ratio of the controlled mode for the target building with and without multiple tuned mass dampers system. To evaluate control effectiveness, the responses of the building with and without multiple tuned mass dampers system were compared in both frequency and time domains. The analysis results from a 5-story building with different torsion-coupling degrees and a 46-story real building show that the proposed multiple tuned mass dampers system is quite effective in mitigating excessive floor vibration, base shear, and elapsed time of vibration due to earthquake excitations to enhance both structural safety and resident comfort. It is also concluded that the torsion-coupling effect should be considered in determining the optimum planar location of multiple tuned mass dampers system which is equivalent to mass increase of the multiple tuned mass dampers system and thus improves the control efficacy for asymmetric buildings.

scholarly journals Robust Optimum Design of Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Vibration Control in Buildings Subjected to Seismic Excitation

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciara Silva Vellar ◽  
Sergio Pastor Ontiveros-Pérez ◽  
Letícia Fleck Fadel Miguel ◽  
Leandro Fleck Fadel Miguel
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Simultaneous Optimization ◽  
Tuned Mass Dampers ◽  
Structural Dynamic ◽  
Energy Devices ◽  
Promising Tool ◽  
Optimization Methodology ◽  
Robust Optimum Design ◽  
Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers

Passive energy devices are well known due to their performance for vibration control in buildings subjected to dynamic excitations. Tuned mass damper (TMD) is one of the oldest passive devices, and it has been very much used for vibration control in buildings around the world. However, the best parameters in terms of stiffness and damping and the best position of the TMD to be installed in the structure are an area that has been studied in recent years, seeking optimal designs of such device for attenuation of structural dynamic response. Thus, in this work, a new methodology for simultaneous optimization of parameters and positions of multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) in buildings subjected to earthquakes is proposed. It is important to highlight that the proposed optimization methodology considers uncertainties present in the structural parameters, in the dynamic load, and also in the MTMD design with the aim of obtaining a robust design; that is, a MTMD design that is not sensitive to the variations of the parameters involved in the dynamic behavior of the structure. For illustration purposes, the proposed methodology is applied in a 10-story building, confirming its effectiveness. Thus, it is believed that the proposed methodology can be used as a promising tool for MTMD design.

An improved multi-mode seismic vibration control method using multiple tuned mass dampers

2022 ◽  
pp. 136943322110509
Author(s):  
Xuan Zhang ◽  
Qiang Han ◽  
Kaiming Bi ◽  
Xiuli Du
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Control Method ◽  
Numerical Study ◽  
Ground Motions ◽  
Vibration Modes ◽  
Tuned Mass Dampers ◽  
Location Factor ◽  
Mass Damper ◽  
Multi Mode ◽  
Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers

Multiple vibration modes of an engineering structure might be excited by earthquake ground motions. Multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) are widely used to control these multi-mode vibrations. However, in the commonly used MTMD system, the mass element in each tuned mass damper (TMD) is normally assumed to be the same. To improve the performance of MTMDs for seismic-induced vibration control, non-uniform MTMD masses are adopted in the present study to improve the mass utilization of TMD, and a location factor is proposed to determine the best location of each TMD in the MTMD system. The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through numerical study. The results show that the proposed method effectively reduces the seismic responses of the structure induced by multiple vibration modes.

scholarly journals Vibration control of steel frames with setback irregularities equipped with semi-active tuned mass dampers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seyed Amin Hosseini ◽  
Vahid Jahangiri ◽  
Ali Massumi
Keyword(s):  
Vibration Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Structural Vibration ◽  
Base Shear ◽  
Tuned Mass Dampers ◽  
Steel Moment Resisting Frames ◽  
Irregular Structures ◽  
Story Drift ◽  
Moment Resisting ◽  
Control Devices

Abstract Vibration control of structures has been a focus of research worldwide. Although, several studies have examined the efficiency of semi-active tuned mass dampers (SATMDs) to control the seismic vibration of structures, only a few have focused on the influence of SATMDs on steel moment resisting frames in irregular structures having setbacks. In the current investigation, the use of SATMDs for the vibration control of structures with setbacks subjected to earthquake records has been evaluated. In order to assess the nonlinear seismic performance of buildings with setbacks, the inter-story drift ratio, story displacement, and base shear factor were examined as engineering demand parameters. The results reveal that the use of SATMDs reduced the seismic response of regular and irregular frames with setbacks. However, the use of these control devices requires more attention for structures with significant setbacks because, in some cases, the response of a structure with SATMDs can be greater than of an uncontrolled structure. The investigations also showed that placement of the control systems at the highest (top) level of the structure significantly reduced the structural vibration of both types of structure.

scholarly journals Distributed Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers for Wind Vibration Response Control of High-Rise Building

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Elias ◽  
Vasant Matsagar
Keyword(s):  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Vibration Response ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Tuned Mass Dampers ◽  
Response Control ◽  
High Rise ◽  
High Rise Building ◽  
Wind Vibration ◽  
Wind Induced Vibration ◽  
Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers

Multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs) distributed along height of a high-rise building are investigated for their effectiveness in vibration response control. A 76-storey benchmark building is modeled as shear type structure with a lateral degree of freedom at each floor, and tuned mass dampers (TMDs) are installed at top/different floors. Suitable locations for installing the TMDs and their tuning frequencies are identified based, respectively, on the mode shapes and frequencies of the uncontrolled and controlled buildings. Multimode control strategy has been adopted, wherein each TMD is placed where the mode shape amplitude of the building is the largest or large in the particular mode being controlled and tuned with the corresponding modal frequency. Newmark’s method is used to solve the governing equations of motion for the structure. The performance of the distributed MTMDs (d-MTMDs) is compared with single tuned mass damper (STMD) and all the MTMDs placed at top floor. The variations of top floor acceleration and displacement under wind loads are computed to study the effectiveness of the MTMDs in vibration control of the high-rise building. It is concluded that the d-MTMDs are more effective to control wind induced vibration than the STMD and the MTMDs placed at top floor.

Dynamic Response Control of a Wind-Excited Tall Building with Distributed Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (06) ◽  
pp. 1950059 ◽  
Author(s):  
Said Elias ◽  
Vasant Matsagar ◽  
T. K. Datta
Keyword(s):  
Dynamic Response ◽  
Equations Of Motion ◽  
Tall Building ◽  
Mode Shapes ◽  
Induced Response ◽  
Tuned Mass Dampers ◽  
Response Control ◽  
Modal Amplitude ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers

Dynamic response control of a wind-excited tall building installed with distributed multiple tuned mass dampers (d-MTMDs) is presented. The performance of d-MTMDs is compared with those of single tuned mass damper (STMD) and MTMDs installed at top of the building. The modal frequencies and mode shapes of the building are first determined. Based on the mode shapes of the uncontrolled and controlled building, the most suitable locations are identified for the dampers, in that the TMDs are placed where the modal amplitude of the building is the largest/larger in a particular mode, with each tuned to the modal frequency of the first five modes. The coupled differential equations of motion for the system are derived for the cases with the STMD, MTMDs, and d-MTMDs and solved numerically. Extensive parametric studies are conducted to compare the effectiveness of the three control schemes using STMD, MTMDs, and d-MTMDs by examining the variations in wind-induced responses. The mass ratios, damping ratios of the devices, number of TMDs, and robustness of the TMDs are the parameters of investigation. It is concluded that the MTMDs exhibit improved performance when compared with the STMD. The use of d-MTMDs is most efficient among the three schemes because it can effectively control wind-induced response of the building, while reduced space is required in the installation of the TMDs, as they are placed at various floors.

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