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 …

Reliability-based optimization of supported pendulum TMDs' nonlinear track shape using Padé approximants

LFF Miguel, S Elias, AT Beck - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Supported Pendulum Tuned Mass Dampers (PTMDs) are vibration absorbers
whose mass is constrained to oscillate along a curved path, enabling to use gravity as a …

Robust design optimization of TMDs in vehicle–bridge coupled vibration problems

LFF Miguel, RH Lopez, AJ Torii, LFF Miguel… - Engineering Structures, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Optimal design of Tuned-Mass-Dampers (TMD) and Multiple-Tuned-Mass-Dampers
(MTMD) for vibration control has been a popular research theme. In most applications, one …

Reliability-based optimization of multiple folded pendulum TMDs through efficient global optimization

LFF Miguel, RH Lopez, AJ Torii, AT Beck - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Pendulum-tuned mass dampers (PTMDs) are attractive to control horizontal vibrations in
buildings. In addition to their performance, they present relatively low cost, and they are easy …

Reliability based optimum design of tuned mass damper in seismic vibration control of structures with bounded uncertain parameters

S Chakraborty, BK Roy - Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics, 2011 - Elsevier
A reliability based optimization of Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) parameters in seismic
vibration control under bounded uncertain system parameters is presented. The study on …

Experimental and numerical studies on the optimal design of tuned mass dampers for vibration control of high-rise structures

Y Liu, K Wang, O Mercan, H Chen, P Tan - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The use of Tuned Mass Damper (TMD) is effective in reducing the vibration
response of the high-rise structures and in improving the structural comfort and safety under …

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 …

Seismic response control of base‐isolated buildings using multiple tuned mass dampers

MH Stanikzai, S Elias, VA Matsagar… - The Structural Design …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Seismic response of a base‐isolated building equipped with single tuned mass damper
(STMD), multiple tuned mass dampers (MTMDs), and distributed multiple tuned mass …

On the optimal design and robustness of spatially distributed tuned mass dampers

MMA da Costa, DA Castello, C Magluta… - Mechanical Systems and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Tuned-Mass-Dampers (TMD) have been widely used to suppress undesirable
structural vibrations within a user-defined frequency band. Nevertheless, the performance of …

Improved teaching learning algorithm with Laplacian operator for solving nonlinear engineering optimization problems

V Garg, K Deep, S Bansal - Engineering Applications of Artificial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Teaching Learning Algorithm (TLA) is a recently developed nature-inspired
optimization technique applicable to complex optimization problems. This paper proposes …