Optimum multiple tuned mass dampers for structures under the ground acceleration based on the uniform distribution of system parameters

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 671-690

  Li, Chunxiang ^a   Liu, Yanxia ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Ground acceleration; Min.Max.DMF; Multiple tuned mass dampers; Near zero optimum average damping ratio; Optimum parameters; Uniforn distribution of system parameters; Vibration control

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

MULTIPLE TUNED MASS DAMPERS (MTMD);

SEISMIC PROSPECTING;

DAMPING; GROUND MOTION; OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION;

EID: 0037466603     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eqe.239     Document Type: Article

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