The performance of structure-tuned liquid damper systems with different tank geometries

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-277

  Tait, M J ^a   Deng, X ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Horizontal cylindrical; Rectangular; Robustness; Sloshing; Tank; Tuned liquid damper; Vertical cylindrical

Indexed keywords

CYLINDRICAL TANKS; DEPTH RATIO; EFFECTIVE DAMPING; EFFECTIVE MASS; EQUIVALENT MECHANICAL MODELS; MASS RATIO; RELATIVE MOTION; RESPONSE AMPLITUDES; SLOSHING TANKS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TANK GEOMETRY; THEORETICAL STUDY; TUNED LIQUID DAMPERS; TUNING RATIO; VIBRATION ABSORBER; VISCOUS DAMPING;

DAMPING; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

LIQUID SLOSHING;

EID: 77949834494     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: 15452263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.286     Document Type: Article

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