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A combined control strategy using tuned liquid dampers to reduce displacement demands of base-isolated structures: a probabilistic approach

Shoaei, P ; Sharif University of Technology | 2019

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1007/s11709-019-0524-8
  3. Publisher: Higher Education Press , 2019
  4. Abstract:
  5. This paper investigates a hybrid structural control system using tuned liquid dampers (TLDs) and lead-rubber bearing (LRB) systems for mitigating earthquake-induced vibrations. Furthermore, a new approach for taking into account the uncertainties associated with the steel shear buildings is proposed. In the proposed approach, the probabilistic distributions of the stiffness and yield properties of stories of a set of reference steel moment frame structures are derived through Monte-Carlo sampling. The approach is applied to steel shear buildings isolated with LRB systems. The base isolation systems are designed for different target base displacements by minimizing a relative performance index using Genetic Algorithm. Thereafter, the base-isolated structures are equipped with TLDs and a combination of the base and TLD properties is sought by which the maximum reduction occurs in the base displacement without compromising the performance of the system. In addition, the effects of TLD properties on the performance of the system are studied through a parametric study. Based on the analyses results, the base displacement can be reduced 23% by average, however, the maximum reduction can go beyond 30%. © 2019, Higher Education Press and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature
  6. Keywords:
  7. Lead-rubber bearing system ; Monte-Carlo sampling ; Probabilistic framework ; Relative performance index ; Steel shear building ; Tuned liquid damper ; Genetic algorithms ; Liquids ; Monte Carlo methods ; Probability distributions ; Structural dynamics ; Lead rubber bearing ; Monte Carlo sampling ; Relative performance ; Shear buildings ; Tuned liquid dampers ; Bearings (structural)
  8. Source: Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering ; Volume 13, Issue 4 , 2019 , Pages 890-903 ; 20952430 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11709-019-0524-8