Effectiveness of TLCD on various structural systems

Engineering Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 291-305

  Balendra, T ^a   Wang, C M ^a   Rakesh, G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION CONTROL; BENDING STRENGTH; CANTILEVER BEAMS; DAMPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; SHEAR WALLS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VIBRATION CONTROL;

TUNED LIQUID COLUMN DAMPERS (TLCD);

MECHANICAL CONTROL EQUIPMENT;

DAMPER; VIBRATION DAMPING; WIND LOAD PROTECTION;

EID: 0033120639     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(97)00156-9     Document Type: Article

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