Developing effective, reliable, and economical structural vibration control techniques has
always been a critical research topic in civil engineering community. Negative stiffness, as …

In this study, a negative stiffness‐based passive vibration absorber is developed and
implemented as a seismic retrofitting measure for typical reinforced concrete (RC) …

The combination of negative stiffness devices and inerters to traditional base isolators (TBI)
and tuned mass dampers (TMD) does not exist in any state-of-the-art. Therefore, to pursue …

This study presents a comprehensive design optimization approach for building vibration
control systems, demonstrated through a case study on the KDamper implemented as a …

Considering the irrationality and limitations of current reviews about dampers for offshore
wind turbine (OWT), this paper re-investigates a comprehensive review of the research …

In the field of seismic base absorption, the KDamper constitutes an innovative and effective
vibration absorber, characterized by the incorporation of a negative stiffness element …

The KDamper absorber is a recently proposed innovative vibration mitigation solution based
essentially on the optimal combination of appropriate stiffness and damping elements, which …

Purpose In this paper, a radically new concept of a Stiff Seismic Base Absorber (SBA) is
proposed for seismic protection of multistory building structures. Methods An inerter is first …

The efficacy of compliant liquid dampers-inerter (CLDI) has been proven to improve the
dynamic response of monopile offshore wind turbine towers (MOWTT). The benefit of a …

Recently, researchers have proposed an innovative negative stiffness-based vibration
control concept, namely the KDamper absorber. The envisaged mechanism comprises a …