A Multifunctional Reinforced Concrete Tuned Liquid Wall Damper with Optimal Design Variables
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 28, Issue 1
Abstract
Dampers can be installed inside buildings to mitigate vibration and lateral displacement. Recently, a new type of tuned liquid wall damper (TLWD) was proposed, in which a reinforced concrete wall panel can contain various vertical openings, allowing internal water to flow to provide the damping effect. Generally, larger amounts of water lead to a better damping effect. However, this requires a larger opening area in the wall, which will reduce the strength of the wall. Therefore, a multiobjective optimization method, which considers both the strength and damping effects, was developed to accommodate the two conflicting design objectives in this work. The method starts with a local task (i.e., strength and damping). Once the individual objective is optimized, a global task accounts for all parameters. The optimal result is obtained by selecting the best solution from the global task. This approach achieves the optimal design of the TLWD system considering a wide range of size and number of the openings. It was concluded that, for optimal TLWD configuration, the panel has minor strength reduction while providing satisfactory damping capability for hazard mitigation. The method presented in this study can be used to design other types of structures with conflicting design objectives.
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Data Availability Statement
All data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The first author gratefully acknowledges Shandong High Speed Railway Construction Equipment Co., Ltd. for their support. The third author is grateful to Shanghai Pujiang Program (Grant No. 20PJ1419600).
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Volume 28 • Issue 1 • February 2023
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Received: Mar 28, 2022
Accepted: Sep 20, 2022
Published online: Dec 9, 2022
Published in print: Feb 1, 2023
Discussion open until: May 9, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Building design
- Business management
- Concrete
- Continuum mechanics
- Damping
- Design (by type)
- Displacement (mechanics)
- Dynamics (solid mechanics)
- Engineering fundamentals
- Engineering materials (by type)
- Engineering mechanics
- Materials engineering
- Mitigation and remediation
- Motion (dynamics)
- Panels (structural)
- Practice and Profession
- Reinforced concrete
- Solid mechanics
- Structural dynamics
- Structural engineering
- Structural mechanics
- Structural members
- Structural systems
- Vibration
- Walls
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