PERFORMANCE OF A TUNED SLOSHING WATER DAMPER

Abstract A study was carried out to investigate and evaluate the performance of a one-dimensional tuned sloshing water damper (TSWD). The study examined the performance of a 1:13 scale model of a full scale TSWD. During the course of the study, the frequency and amplitude dependent response characteristics of the TSWD were determined experimentally, an effective method of increasing the inherent damping, and therefore the performance of the TSWD, was developed and verified, a theoretical model based on the linear theory was formulated, and the effect of the TSWD on a model structure was quantified.