Vibration control of MRE isolator-embedded smart building using genetic algorithm

This study developed the adaptive genetic algorithm (GA) for vibration control of building structures subjected to ambient hazard excitations. An innovative smart building system was designed based on magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) isolators under each storey of the structure instead of being only installed beneath the entire structure. Such innovative system allows high authority semi-active control of storey responses by instantly changing the stiffness of the isolator, the control process of which can be considered as solving a global multi-objective optimization problem. Finally, a numerical investigation was conducted using a 5-storey international benchmark model under four benchmark earthquakes.