Parametric study and simplified design of tuned mass dampers

Engineering Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 193-204

  Rana, Rahul ^a   Soong, T T ^a  

^a the State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Design; Multi tuned mass dampers; Parametric study; Tuned mass dampers

Indexed keywords

CONTROL SYSTEM SYNTHESIS; DAMPING; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; VIBRATION CONTROL;

MULTI TUNED MASS DAMPERS; TUNED MASS DAMPERS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0032019631     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00078-3     Document Type: Article

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