Abstract
An exploratory study is made of the possible application of active control systems to tall buildings in along-wind motion. An analytical procedure is developed to compute the statistical properties of the structural response of a tall building implemented by an active control system and excited by a random wind flow which is stationary in time and nonhomogeneous in space. The problem is formulated in terms of transfer matrices and the random vibration analysis has been carried out. A numerical example of a 40-story building is given to illustrate the significant reduction of the acceleration response using either an active mass damper or an active tendon control system.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 50-68 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Structural Engineering (United States) |
| Volume | 109 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Jan 1983 |
| Externally published | Yes |