Simplified design procedure for nonconventional multiple tuned mass damper and experimental validation

Author(s):  
Bowei Li ◽  
Kaoshan Dai ◽  
Jiayao Meng ◽  
Kai Liu ◽  
Jianze Wang ◽  
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2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110004
Author(s):  
Sanjukta Chakraborty ◽  
Aparna (Dey) Ghosh ◽  
Samit Ray-Chaudhuri

This article presents the design of a tuned mass damper with a conical spring to enable tuning to the natural frequency of the system at multiple values, as may be convenient in case of a system with fluctuations in the mass. The principle and design procedure of the conical spring in the context of a varying mass system are presented. A passive feedback control mechanism based on a simple pulley-mass system is devised to cater to the multi-tuning requirements. A design example of an elevated water tank with fluctuating water content, subjected to ground excitation, is considered to numerically illustrate the efficiency of such a tuned mass damper associated with the conical spring. The conical spring is designed based on the tuning requirements at different mass conditions of the elevated water tank by satisfying the allowable load bearing capacity of the spring. Comparisons are made with the conventional passive tuned mass damper with a linear spring tuned to the full tank condition. Results from time history analysis reveal that the conical spring-tuned mass damper can be successfully designed to remain tuned and thereby achieve significant response reductions under stiffening conditions of the primary structure, whereas the linear spring-tuned mass damper suffers performance degradation because of detuning, whenever there is any fluctuation in the system mass.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (8) ◽  
pp. 3425
Author(s):  
Marco Zucca ◽  
Nicola Longarini ◽  
Marco Simoncelli ◽  
Aly Mousaad Aly

The paper presents a proposed framework to optimize the tuned mass damper (TMD) design, useful for seismic improvement of slender masonry structures. A historical masonry chimney located in northern Italy was considered to illustrate the proposed TMD design procedure and to evaluate the seismic performance of the system. The optimization process was subdivided into two fundamental phases. In the first phase, the main TMD parameters were defined starting from the dynamic behavior of the chimney by finite element modeling (FEM). A series of linear time-history analyses were carried out to point out the structural improvements in terms of top displacement, base shear, and bending moment. In the second phase, masonry's nonlinear behavior was considered, and a fiber model of the chimney was implemented. Pushover analyses were performed to obtain the capacity curve of the structure and to evaluate the performance of the TMD. The results of the linear and nonlinear analysis reveal the effectiveness of the proposed TMD design procedure for slender masonry structures.


2015 ◽  
Vol 23 (9) ◽  
pp. 1518-1534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filippo Ubertini ◽  
Gabriele Comanducci ◽  
Simon Laflamme

We present a probabilistic methodology for designing tuned mass dampers for flutter suppression in long-span bridges. The procedure is computationally efficient and computes the probability of flutter occurrence based on a modified first-order method of reliability analysis, a reduced-order representation of the structure and a time domain formulation of aeroelastic loads. Results of a parametric investigation show that the proposed methodology is preferable to a deterministic design procedure, which relies on nominal values of mechanical and aerodynamic parameters and does not guarantee the maximum safety. Furthermore, the reliability-based approach can be effectively used in the design of multiple tuned mass damper configurations by enhancing robustness against frequency mistuning and by reducing costs associated with supplemental damping for a given safety performance level.


2013 ◽  
Vol 332 (20) ◽  
pp. 4912-4926 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Rafique ◽  
P. Bonello ◽  
R. Shuttleworth

2021 ◽  
pp. 107754632110359
Author(s):  
César A Morales

A novel design procedure for tuned mass dampers in isolated structures is presented. The proposed optimization method is specifically developed to control base displacements or to solve the large isolator displacement problem in this type of structures under earthquakes. Therefore, it is based on a displacement transmissibility function, T, a particular case of the general transmissibility concept, which comes from Vibration Isolation. Three contributions are application of new seismic displacement narrowbandness, simpler relative transmissibility function, and compound design of isolation plus tuned mass damper. A standard isolated model is used to show that the base displacement can be controlled at levels in the proximity of the ground motion ( T ≈ 1), which results in a positive comparison with previous isolation and tuned mass damper solutions; this is one of the main conclusions and it is based on novelty three above; in fact, other solutions in the literature compare their attained displacements with respect to the structure without tuned mass damper. Comparison with isolated results is not, therefore, possible herein, but it is not desirable either; actually, what is possible is a positive and more demanding comparison, which is with respect to the very seismic ground displacement itself. The large isolator displacement problem can be solved or attenuated by properly designing a tuned mass damper subsystem jointly with the isolation one.


2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 983-990
Author(s):  
Konrad Mnich

AbstractIn this work we analyze the behavior of a nonlinear dynamical system using a probabilistic approach. We focus on the coexistence of solutions and we check how the changes in the parameters of excitation influence the dynamics of the system. For the demonstration we use the Duffing oscillator with the tuned mass absorber. We mention the numerous attractors present in such a system and describe how they were found with the method based on the basin stability concept.


Author(s):  
Marcelio Ronnie Dantas de Sá ◽  
Armando Wilmans Nunes da Fonseca Júnior ◽  
Yuri Moraes ◽  
Antonio Almeida Silva

Tuned mass dampers (TMD) are one of the most reliable devices to control the vibration of the structure. The optimum mass ratio required for a single tuned mass damper (STMD) is evaluated corresponding to the fundamental natural frequency of the structure. The effect of STMD and Multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMD) on a G+20 storey structure are studied to demonstrate the damper’s effectiveness in seismic application. The location and number of tuned mass dampers are studied to give best structural performance in maximum reduction of seismic response for El Centro earthquake data. The analysis results from SAP 2000 software tool shows damper weighing 2.5% of the total weight of the structure effectively reduce the response of the structure. Study shows that introduction of 4-MTMD at top storey can effectively reduce the response by 10% more in comparison to single tuned mass damper. The use of MTMD of same mass ratio that of STMD is more effective in seismic response.


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