Additional viscous dampers for civil structures: Analysis of design methods based on effective evaluation of modal damping ratios

Engineering Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1093-1101

  Occhiuzzi, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Damping ratios; Response reduction; Supplemental viscous dampers

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; MODAL ANALYSIS;

CIVIL STRUCTURES; DAMPING LEVELS; DAMPING RATIOS; DAMPING SYSTEMS; DESIGN METHODS; HIGHER MODES; MODAL DAMPING RATIOS; RESPONSE REDUCTION; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURES; STATE-SPACE REPRESENTATIONS; SUPPLEMENTAL VISCOUS DAMPERS; VISCOUS DAMPERS;

DAMPING;

DAMPING; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC DESIGN; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; VIBRATION;

EID: 63149186168     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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