Adaptive base-isolation of civil structures using variable amplification

作     者：Kenneth K. Walsh Makola M. Abdullah 

作者机构：Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Tallahassee FL 32310 USA 

出 版 物：《Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration》 (地震工程与工程振动（英文刊）)

年 卷 期：2006年第5卷第2期

页      面：223-233页

核心收录：

学科分类：081405[工学-防灾减灾工程及防护工程] 08[工学] 0818[工学-地质资源与地质工程] 0815[工学-水利工程] 0813[工学-建筑学] 0802[工学-机械工程] 0814[工学-土木工程] 0801[工学-力学（可授工学、理学学位）] 

主　　题：adaptive systems amplification base-isolation damping earthquake resistant structures multistorybuildings seismic isolation structural control 

摘      要：Semi-active dampers are used in base-isolation to reduce the seismic response of civil engineering structures. In the present study, a new semi-active damping system using variable amplification will be investigated for adaptive baseisolation. It uses a novel variable amplification device （VAD） connected in series with a passive damper. The VAD is capable of producing multiple amplification factors, each corresponding to a different amplification state. Forces from the damper are amplified to the structure according to the current amplification state, which is selected via a semi-active control algorithm specifically tailored to the system＇s tmique damping characteristics. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the VAD-damper system for adaptive base-isolation, numerical simulations are conducted for three and seven-story base-isolated buildings subject to both far and near-field ground motions. The results indicate that the system can achieve significant reductions in response compared to the base-isolated buildings with no damper. The proposed system is also found to perform well compared to a typical semi-active damper.