Tuned Mass Damper Positioning Effects on the Seismic Response of a Soil-MDOF-Structure System

Tuned mass dampers (TMDs) are effective structural vibration control devices. However, very little research is available on the experimental investigation of TMDs and their performance in systems undergoing dynamic soil-structure interaction. Geotechnical centrifuge tests are conducted to investigate story positioning effects of single and multiple TMDs in a soil-MDOF-structure system. The criteria for optimal story positioning will be established, and it is shown that story positioning influences TMD performance more than the number of TMDs used. Non-optimal story positioning was found to have the potential of reducing damping efficiency, amplifying peak structural response, and inducing lengthier high-intensity motion.

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