Application of tuned liquid column ball damper (TLCBD) for improved vibration control performance of multi-storey structure.

ABSTRACT: Tuned liquid column ball damper (TLCBD) is a passive control device used for controlling the building vibrations induced from wind or earthquakes. TLCBD is a modified form of conventional tuned liquid column damper (TLCD). This paper studies the effect of TLCBD on the four-storey steel frame structure. The performance of the TLCBD is also compared with conventional TLCD. The analytical model of both TLCD and TLCBD is presented here. The effectiveness of these analytical models is examined experimentally by series of shaking table tests under different excitation levels including harmonic loadings and seismic excitations. In TLCBD, the vibration is reduced significantly as compared to TLCD by using steel ball as a moving orifice. The difference in diameter of steel ball and tube, containing

SUBMITTER: Tanveer M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812827 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature