This paper examines efficacy of tuned mass dampers ~TMD! in controlling self-excited motion resulting from negative damping. New optimal TMD parameters are suggested which provide better performance than those suggested in the literature. The dependence of TMD performance on structural damping is highlighted. The equations of motion of a combined system comprised of multiple TMDs attached to a ...

The particle-tuned liquid damper (PTLD) can combine the functions of baffles and energy-dissipating materials, such as highly viscous liquids, by integrating particle dampers into a conventional tuned (TLD). However, particles distributed only at bottom container cannot drive motion water in middle layer to function effectively. Therefore, suspended (SPTLD) is proposed this study its effectiven...

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers have the advantage of being tuned by low voltages. This has attracted many researchers to develop semi-active control of structures in theory and practice. Most of the control strategies first obtain the desired forces of dampers without taking their dynamics into consideration and then determine the input voltages according to those forces. As a result, these st...

This paper presents a performance-based placement design method for the control of the earthquake responses of a multistory building using tuned electromagnetic inertial mass dampers (T-EIMDs). The T-EIMD consists of a ball screw mechanism, a gear, a flywheel, and an electric generator installed in a cylinder, and a spring element connected in series. The ball screw mechanism converts the axial...

This paper considers the use of a tuned inerter damper (TID) system for suppressing unwanted cable vibrations. The TID consists of an inerter, a device that exerts a force proportional to relative acceleration, coupled with a parallel spring and damper. It may be thought of as similar to a tuned-mass-damper, but requiring two terminals. As a two terminal device, the performance of the TID is co...

A common method used in tuning adaptive-passive tuned vibration neutralizers is to adjust its resonance frequency to match the excitation frequency, which has the characteristic that the phase angle between its vibrating mass and its support is −90 degrees. A sliding-Goertzel algorithm is presented and demonstrated for extracting the vibration signals at the frequency of interest. The benefit o...