Damping enhancements of a 5 storey benchmark building using liquid column vibration absorbers

B. Samali, E. Mayol, K.C.S. Kwok, A. Mack, P. Hitchcock

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Abstract

The response reduction capabilities of liquid column vibration absorber (LCVA), installed on a 5 storey benchmark building structure were discussed. The behavior of LCVA was examined utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software, solving for the Navier Stokes equations. It was found that a mass ratio of up to 1% represents an upper bound in order to achieve optimum response reduction. Control against a simulated wind load, using a 1% mass ratio, showed that the LCVA has the potential to reduce accelerations and displacements effectively.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)235-244
Number of pages10
JournalAdvances in Fluid Mechanics
Volume30
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Externally publishedYes
EventFirst International Conference on Fluid Structure Interaction, Fluid Structure Interaction - Haldiki, Greece
Duration: 26 Sept 200128 Sept 2001

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