Passive Tuned Mass Damper for Seismic Protection

Septimiu-George Luca
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email: septigeo@yahoo.com
Cristian Pastia
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
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Tomme: LIX (LXIII) | Fascicle: 6 | 2013
Pages: 9-18
Abstract text:
One of the approaches to reduce excessive oscillation on buildings due to dynamic forces is represented by installing a passive mechanical device called tuned mass damper (TMD). This paper presents a study on the effectiveness of TMD in reducing the response of structures that are subjected to seismic excitation. The earthquake accelerograms of El Centro’40 and Kobe’95 are considered, and a two-dimensional linear-elastic model with TMD on the top is used in performing dynamic analysis.
Key Words:
passive tuned mass damper (TMD); passive control; vibration control; earthquake.

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Septimiu-George Luca
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email: septigeo@yahoo.com
Cristian Pastia
Affiliation: „Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Building Services
Email:

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