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Seismic energy dissipation of inelastic structures with multiple tuned mass dampers / Wong, Kevin K. F. in Journal of engineering mechanics, Vol. 135 N° 4 (Avril 2009) 

Public ISBD [article]  in Journal of engineering mechanics > Vol. 135 N° 4 (Avril 2009) . - pp. 265-275 Titre : Seismic energy dissipation of inelastic structures with multiple tuned mass dampers Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Wong, Kevin K. F., Auteur ; Jerod Johnson, Auteur Article en page(s) : pp. 265-275 Note générale : Mécanique appliquée Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Damage  Seismic  effects  Inelasticity  Damping. Résumé : The ability to use multiple tuned mass dampers (TMDs) in improving inelastic structural performance to dissipate the earthquake input energy is investigated. Inelastic structural behavior is modeled using the force analogy method, which is the backbone of analytically characterizing the plastic energy dissipation in the structure. Both tuning period and placement of the multiple TMDs are studied to give the best structural performance in terms of plastic energy dissipation. Numerical simulations are performed to study the energy responses of structures with and without TMD installed, and the effectiveness of TMDs in the reduction of energy responses is also studied by using tuned mass spectra. Results show that the installation of TMDs gives the structure additional capability of dissipating a large amount of damping energy and at the same time reducing the amount of plastic energy demand and therefore reducing damage in the structure. More important, TMDs have the ability to draw the plastic energy dissipation at the lower stories and release it to the upper stories. This is particularly beneficial for structures that would otherwise suffer more damage at the lower stories than the upper stories. However, the reduction in plastic energy dissipation is quite sensitive to the earthquake vibration characteristics, and TMDs should not be used for structures with weak upper stories. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0733-9399 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JENMDT000 [...] [article] Seismic energy dissipation of inelastic structures with multiple tuned mass dampers [texte imprimé] / Wong, Kevin K. F., Auteur ; Jerod Johnson, Auteur . - pp. 265-275. Mécanique appliquée Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of engineering mechanics > Vol. 135 N° 4 (Avril 2009) . - pp. 265-275 Mots-clés : Damage  Seismic  effects  Inelasticity  Damping. Résumé : The ability to use multiple tuned mass dampers (TMDs) in improving inelastic structural performance to dissipate the earthquake input energy is investigated. Inelastic structural behavior is modeled using the force analogy method, which is the backbone of analytically characterizing the plastic energy dissipation in the structure. Both tuning period and placement of the multiple TMDs are studied to give the best structural performance in terms of plastic energy dissipation. Numerical simulations are performed to study the energy responses of structures with and without TMD installed, and the effectiveness of TMDs in the reduction of energy responses is also studied by using tuned mass spectra. Results show that the installation of TMDs gives the structure additional capability of dissipating a large amount of damping energy and at the same time reducing the amount of plastic energy demand and therefore reducing damage in the structure. More important, TMDs have the ability to draw the plastic energy dissipation at the lower stories and release it to the upper stories. This is particularly beneficial for structures that would otherwise suffer more damage at the lower stories than the upper stories. However, the reduction in plastic energy dissipation is quite sensitive to the earthquake vibration characteristics, and TMDs should not be used for structures with weak upper stories. DEWEY : 620.1 ISSN : 0733-9399 En ligne : http://ascelibrary.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JENMDT000 [...]