Semiactive control systems that offer the reliability of passive control systems as well as the versatility and adaptability of active control systems have received significant attention for structural vibration control (Jung et al., 2004). Magnetorheological (MR) fluid dampers have emerged as such a class of semiactive damping devices. By activating the MR fluid contained in the device through...

Many publications show that the ride comfort of a railway vehicle can be significantly improved using semi-active damping control lateral secondary dampers. However, efficiency depends on selection algorithm and damper dynamic behaviour, i.e., its force rise response time, drop time range. This paper examines influence these parameters magnetorheological (MR) S/A for several algorithms. One new...

The paper presents an extension of the mixed Sky-hook and ADD to MagnetoRheological dampers. Firstly, a semi-active automotive suspension equipped with a nonlinear Magneto-Rheological damper is introduced. The interest of this nonlinear model is that the bi-viscous and hysteretic behaviors of MR dampers can be taken into account in the controller design. Hence, the designed controller is more a...

Experience in manufacturing MR fluids for commercial application has shown that some of the greatest barriers to commercial success are not factors or conditions normally considered in the laboratory. The present paper looks at conditions found in MR fluid devices operating in real-world applications where shear rates may exceed 10 5 sec and devices are called upon to operate for very long peri...

This paper investigates the performance of the semiactive control system based on magnetorheological fluid (MR) dampers for suppressing excessive vibration of stay cable installed in cable-stayed bridges under wind load. The cable model is extracted from a 156.3 m long stay cable with high tension. The external wind load is generated from the widely used wind load spectrum such as the Kaimal sp...

This paper reports the results of an experimental study conducted to demonstrate the feasibility and capability of magneto-rheological (MR) dampers commanded by a decentralized control algorithm for seismic control of nonlinear civil structures considering soil-structure interaction (SSI). A two-story reinforced concrete (RC) frame resting in a laminar soil container is employed as the test spe...

In this study, the dynamic range and dispersion stability of a shear-type magnetorheological (MR) grease damper were experimentally investigated as important characteristics affecting performance semi-active vibration suppression. Furthermore, was applied to suppression small single-degree-of-freedom model structure subjected seismic excitation. The test results indicated that it has 157 times,...