Research developments in vibration control of structures using passive tuned mass dampers

S Elias, V Matsagar - Annual Reviews in Control, 2017 - Elsevier
A state-of-the-art review on the response control of structures mainly using the passive tuned
mass damper (s)(TMD/s) is presented. The review essentially focuses on the response …

The impact of vertical human-structure interaction on the response of footbridges to pedestrian excitation

K Van Nimmen, G Lombaert, G De Roeck… - Journal of Sound and …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the present paper, a detailed crowd model is applied to investigate the impact of vertical
human-structure interaction (HSI) on the dynamic response of footbridges to pedestrian …

Robust design of a TMD for the vibration serviceability of a footbridge

K Lievens, G Lombaert, G De Roeck… - Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Footbridges are often designed as slender structures, sensitive to human-induced excitation.
In the case where the prevailing vibration serviceability requirements are not met, vibration …

Experimental tests and numerical analyses for the dynamic characterization of a steel and wooden cable-stayed footbridge

V Nicoletti, S Quarchioni, L Tentella, R Martini, F Gara - Infrastructures, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vibrations are an issue of increasing importance in current footbridge design practice. More
sophisticated footbridges with increasing spans and more effective construction materials …

Implementation of dynamics inversion algorithms in active vibration control systems: Practical guidelines

J Ramírez-Senent, JH García-Palacios… - Control Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
It is common that excessive vibrations problems arise in modern slender, low-damping,
lightweight structures such as footbridges or long-span floors subjected to human actions …

[HTML][HTML] Measured dynamic properties for FRP footbridges and their critical comparison against structures made of conventional construction materials

X Wei, J Russell, S Živanović, JT Mottram - Composite Structures, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper reports new experimental data for dynamic properties (ie modal mass, natural
frequency and damping ratio) of eight FRP composite footbridges in Europe, which helps to …

Eeklo footbridge: Benchmark dataset on pedestrian-induced vibrations

K Van Nimmen, J Van Hauwermeiren… - Journal of Bridge …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Vibration serviceability under crowd-induced loading has become a key design criterion for
footbridges. Although increased research efforts are put into the characterization of crowd …

Study on vertical vibration control of long-span steel footbridge with tuned mass dampers under pedestrian excitation

D Wang, C Wu, Y Zhang, S Li - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper aims to study crowd-induced vibration control of long-span steel footbridges with
different dynamic characteristics by combining methods of site measurement and numerical …

A simplified method to account for human‐human interaction in the prediction of pedestrian‐induced vibrations

X Wei - Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Vibration serviceability under pedestrian‐induced loading is often the governing criterion for
slender footbridge design. During the design stage, the structural response is generally …

Application of an artificial fish swarm algorithm in an optimum tuned mass damper design for a pedestrian bridge

W Shi, L Wang, Z Lu, Q Zhang - Applied Sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Tuned mass damper (TMD) has a wide application in the human-induced vibration control of
pedestrian bridges and its parameters have great influence on the control effects, hence it …