Resetting Semiactive Stiffness Damper for Seismic Response Control
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 126, Issue 12
Abstract
Recently, a semiactive hydraulic stiffness damper operating in the resetting mode, referred to as the resetting semiactive stiffness damper (RSASD), was shown to be effective in reducing the structural response due to dynamic loads. In this paper, a general resetting control law based on the Lyapunov theory is proposed for an RSASD. The performance of such a resetting controller and of a switching control method are investigated through extensive numerical simulations using different types of earthquake excitations. Simulation results indicate that an RSASD is more effective in suppressing the building response subject to earthquakes than a switching semiactive stiffness damper. Likewise, the performance of a particular control method depends on the types of earthquake excitations.
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Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 126 • Issue 12 • December 2000
Pages: 1427 - 1433
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Received: Nov 8, 1999
Published online: Dec 1, 2000
Published in print: Dec 2000
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