Distributed Mass Damper System for Integrating Structural and Environmental Controls in Buildings
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 137, Issue 3
Abstract
The writers recently proposed a new type of mass damper system to integrate structural and environmental control systems for buildings. External shading fins are used as mass dampers such that they can (1) control building energy consumption by adjusting the fins and, thus, the amount of sunlight entering the building; and (2) control structural movements by dissipating energy with the dampers during strong motions. Because shading fins are placed along the height of the building, the mass dampers are distributed along the building height instead of concentrated in one or a few locations like traditional tuned mass dampers (TMDs). The distributed mass damper (DMD) system is formulated and simulated for earthquake motions. Optimization is performed on damper parameters (i.e., masses, stiffness, and damping coefficients) of the passive DMD system to minimize structural responses. A near-optimal DMD system outperforms a single TMD system. The movable shading fins are also briefly discussed; they show a substantial savings in building energy consumption.
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Acknowledgments
The writers gratefully acknowledge partial support by the National Science Foundation under CAREER award NSF00-94030 and through Grant No. NSF03-25875. Any opinions, findings, and conclusion or recommendations expressed herein are those of the writers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 137 • Issue 3 • March 2011
Pages: 205 - 213
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© 2011 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: May 27, 2009
Accepted: Aug 9, 2010
Published online: Aug 10, 2010
Published in print: Mar 1, 2011
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