Title: Optimal damper placement in hybrid control system of multiple isolation and building connection

Authors: Goki Tamura; Masaki Taniguchi; Kohei Fujita; Masaaki Tsuji; Izuru Takewaki

Addresses: Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan ' Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan ' Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan ' Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan ' Department of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan

Abstract: An algorithm for optimal damper placement is proposed in a hybrid control system of multiple isolation and building connection. Such innovative hybrid control building system has been proposed recently. It is a great concern whether the seismic displacement response at the base-isolation layer of the existing base-isolated buildings may be amplified under long-period and long-duration ground motions. In order to enhance the robustness on the seismic performance of those base-isolated buildings, a novel hybrid system of multiple isolation and building-connection has been proposed and compared with other structural systems such as an independent multiple isolation system, a hybrid system of base-isolation and building-connection in the previous paper. It has been made clear that such hybrid control system possesses a remarkable performance for various types of earthquake ground motions. After the investigation of the effective location of the middle isolation story, a sensitivity-based optimisation algorithm is proposed for optimal connection damper placement in such hybrid control system.

Keywords: multiple isolation; building-connection control; hybrid passive control system; robustness; redundancy; optimal damper location.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEIE.2017.083718

International Journal of Earthquake and Impact Engineering, 2017 Vol.2 No.1, pp.67 - 87

Received: 01 Dec 2016
Accepted: 22 Dec 2016

Published online: 19 Apr 2017 *

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