Wind-Induced Vibration Mitigation in Tall Buildings Using the Tuned Mass-Damper-Inerter
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Volume 143, Issue 9
Abstract
In this paper, the classical linear tuned mass damper (TMD) is coupled with an inerter, a two-terminal device resisting the relative acceleration of its terminals, in various tuned mass-damper-inerter (TMDI) topologies to suppress excessive wind-induced oscillations in tall buildings causing occupant discomfort. A parametric numerical study is undertaken involving a top-floor-TMD-equipped planar frame accurately capturing the in-plane dynamic behavior of a 74-story benchmark building exposed to a quasi-stationary spatially correlated wind-force field accounting for vortex shedding effects in the across-wind direction. It is found that the TMDI reduces peak top-floor acceleration more effectively than the TMD by considering smaller attached-mass values, and TMDI topologies in which the inerter spans more stories in linking the attached mass to the host structure. Moreover, the inclusion of the inerter dramatically reduces the TMD stroke, and it has been verified that the magnitude of the developing inerter forces can be readily accommodated by the host structure. Pertinent illustrative examples are included showcasing that the TMDI meets code-prescribed serviceability design requirements for new tall buildings using significantly smaller attached mass compared with the TMD, and that inerter devices can be used to upgrade the performance of existing TMD-equipped tall buildings without changing the attached mass.
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Acknowledgments
This work has been funded by Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in the United Kingdom under Grant EP/M017621/1. The authors gratefully acknowledge this financial support. The authors are further grateful to Prof. Malcolm Smith (University of Cambridge), Prof. Keith Pullen (City, University of London), and Prof. Simon Neild (University of Bristol) for discussions of the feasibility of large-scale inerter devices for civil engineering structures that informed relevant parts of the paper.
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Received: Aug 8, 2016
Accepted: Apr 3, 2017
Published online: Jun 30, 2017
Published in print: Sep 1, 2017
Discussion open until: Nov 30, 2017
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