Abstract

A general method is developed for optimal application of dampers and actuators by installing them at optimal location on seismic-resistant structures. The study includes development of a statistical criterion, formulation of a general optimization problem and establishment of a solution procedure. Numerical analysis of the seismic response in time-history of controlled structures is used to verify the proposed method for optimal device application and to demonstrate the effectiveness of seismic response control with optimal device location. This study shows that the proposed method for the optimal device application is simple and general, and that the optimally applied dampers and actuators are very efficient for seismic response reduction.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant CMS 9903136

Keywords and Phrases

Actuators; Dampers; Equivalent modal analysis; Optimal device placement; Seismic response control; Seismic-resistant structures; Stochastic seismic response

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1671-3664

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2024 Springer, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2002

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