Efficiency of the motion amplification device with viscous dampers and its application in high-rise buildings

Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 521-536

  Huang, Henry C ^a,b  

^a WSP Asia Ltd   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Energy dissipation; Motion amplification device; Toggle brace damper; Vibration mitigation; Viscous damper

Indexed keywords

ENERGY DISSIPATION; STIFFNESS;

AMPLIFICATION FACTORS; APPLICATION EXAMPLES; DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS; GEOMETRIC CONFIGURATIONS; MOTION AMPLIFICATION; TOGGLE BRACE DAMPER; VIBRATION MITIGATION; VISCOUS DAMPERS;

TALL BUILDINGS;

EID: 74549132476     PISSN: 16713664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11803-009-9116-2     Document Type: Article

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