Based on the Bingham parallel-plate model, a simplified design method of shear-valve magnetorheological （MR） dampers is proposed considering the magnetic circuit optimization. Correspondingly, a new MR damper with a...Based on the Bingham parallel-plate model, a simplified design method of shear-valve magnetorheological （MR） dampers is proposed considering the magnetic circuit optimization. Correspondingly, a new MR damper with a full-length effective damping path is proposed. The prototype dampers are also fabricated and studied numerically and experimentally. According to the test results, the Bingham parallel-plate model is further modified to obtain a damping force prediction model of the proposed MR dampers. This prediction model considers the magnetic saturation phenomenon. The study indicates that the proposed simplified design method is simple, effective and reliable. The maximum damping force of the proposed MR dampers with a full-length effective damping path is at least twice as large as those of conventional MR dampers. The dynamic range of damping force increases by at least 70%. The proposed damping force prediction model considers the magnetic saturation phenomenon and it can realize the actual characteristic of MR fluids. The model is able to predict the actual damping force of MR dampers precisely.展开更多
Viscoelastic dampers（VEDs） are one of the most common passive control devices used in new and retrofit building projects which reduce the structure responses and dissipate seismic energy during an earthquake.Various...Viscoelastic dampers（VEDs） are one of the most common passive control devices used in new and retrofit building projects which reduce the structure responses and dissipate seismic energy during an earthquake.Various methods to design this kind of dampers have been proposed based on the desired level of additional damping,eigenvalue assignment,modal strain energy,linear quadratic regulator control theories,and other approaches.In the current engineering practice,the popular method is the one based on the modal strain energy that uses the inter-story lateral stiffness as one of the main variables for damper design.However,depending on the configuration of the structure,in some cases the resulting interstory lateral stiffness can be very large.Consequently,the dampers size would also be large producing much more damping than that effectively necessary,resulting in an increase of the overall cost of the supplemental damping system and causing excessive stress on the structural elements connected to the dampers.In this paper an alternative practical design method for structures with VEDs is proposed.This method uses the inter-story shear forces as one of the main variables to accomplish the damper design compared to what was done in previous studies.Nonlinear time-history analyses were conducted on a 7-story reinforced concrete（RC） structure to check the reliability and effectiveness of the proposed method.Comparisons on the seismic performance between the structure without dampers and that equipped with VEDs were carried out.It is concluded that the proposed method results in a very suitable size of dampers,which are able to improve the performance of the structure at all levels of earthquake ground motions and satisfying the drift requirement prescribed in the codes.展开更多
本文研究了新型惯质调谐质量阻尼器(novel tuned mass damper inerter,NTMDI)的安装方法对其优化设计与减振性能的影响。详细介绍了NTMDI-R(反向安装的NTMDI)的力学模型,并采用经典固定点理论对NTMDI-R进行了优化设计,得到了NTMDI-R最...本文研究了新型惯质调谐质量阻尼器(novel tuned mass damper inerter,NTMDI)的安装方法对其优化设计与减振性能的影响。详细介绍了NTMDI-R(反向安装的NTMDI)的力学模型,并采用经典固定点理论对NTMDI-R进行了优化设计,得到了NTMDI-R最优结构参数的解析式;对比研究了NTMDI-R与现有四种经典调谐质量阻尼器(TMD、TMDI、VTMD和NTMDI)在简谐激励和随机激励下的减振效果,并探究了安装方法对NTMDI-R减振性能的影响。结果表明:正、反向安装的两种减振器(NTMDI和NTMDI-R)优化参数不同,安装方法对其减振性能有较大影响。当表观质量比β小于0.1时,NTMDI-R的减振效果差于NTMDI;而β大于0.1时,NTMDI-R的减振效果与NTMDI基本一致,因此采用NTMDI进行结构减振应明确其安装方向。基础加速度和荷载力分别作用下,NTMDI-R的减振效果相对于NTMDI分别降低了3.9%和4.7%。展开更多
Tension cables are easily prone to generating varied vibrations under the action of external loads, which adversely affects the safety of bridges. Therefore, it is necessary to take effective measures to suppress the ...Tension cables are easily prone to generating varied vibrations under the action of external loads, which adversely affects the safety of bridges. Therefore, it is necessary to take effective measures to suppress the vibrations of tension cables. Cable end dampers are widely used in vibration reduction for cable-stayed bridges due to their convenient installation and low costs. However, the previous studies on the tension cable-viscous damper systems mostly adopt the linear method, and the weakening effect of the flexibility of mounting brackets on the damper vibration reduction is not sufficiently taken into account. Therefore, this paper adopts the improved Kelvin model to conduct the derivation, solution, and parametric analysis of vibration equations for the stay cable-nonlinear viscous damper systems. The results of parametric analysis show that the maximum modal damping ratio that can be obtained by cables and the corresponding optimal damping coefficient of dampers are correlated with the damping nonlinear coefficient α, stiffness nonlinear coefficient β, vibration order n, installation position a/L, and stiffness coefficient μ, etc.;among them, n damping nonlinear coefficient α and stiffness nonlinear coefficient β are the key parameters that affect the parameter design of dampers, where damping nonlinear coefficient α mainly controls the optimal damping coefficient and stiffness nonlinear coefficient β mainly controls the maximum damping ratio. Based on the parametric analysis, the design principles of dampers and value requirements of key parameters under different vibration suppression objectives are presented.展开更多
调谐质量阻尼器(tuned mass damper, TMD)是一种广泛用于结构振动控制的被动耗能装置,但其减振效率对系统参数的不确定性具有较高敏感性。鲁棒优化设计通过同时最小化系统响应的均值和标准差,可有效降低系统响应对不确定参数的敏感性。...调谐质量阻尼器(tuned mass damper, TMD)是一种广泛用于结构振动控制的被动耗能装置,但其减振效率对系统参数的不确定性具有较高敏感性。鲁棒优化设计通过同时最小化系统响应的均值和标准差,可有效降低系统响应对不确定参数的敏感性。该文提出一种基于嵌入式多项式混沌展开(Polynomial chaos expansion,PCE)法的TMD鲁棒优化设计方法。该方法通过多项式基函数考虑系统参数的不确定性,采用嵌入式PCE法对系统响应进行统计矩分析,并建立结构响应均值和标准差与TMD参数间的函数解析式,以结构响应均值和标准差在荷载频带内的最大值最小作为优化目标,采用合适优化算法求解多目标优化问题确定TMD的鲁棒最优参数。以一座人行桥为例,通过评估该桥模态参数具有不确定性时TMD对人致振动的控制效果,从数值上验证该方法的有效性。结果表明:基于嵌入式PCE法的TMD鲁棒优化设计方法具有极高的计算效率,该方法设计的TMD表现出较高的减振效率和较好的鲁棒性。展开更多
基金The National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)under Grant No.2011CB013606the Major Research Plan of the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.91315301-06+2 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51378343the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin,China under Grant No.13JCZDJC35200the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China under Grant No.20110032110042
文摘Based on the Bingham parallel-plate model, a simplified design method of shear-valve magnetorheological （MR） dampers is proposed considering the magnetic circuit optimization. Correspondingly, a new MR damper with a full-length effective damping path is proposed. The prototype dampers are also fabricated and studied numerically and experimentally. According to the test results, the Bingham parallel-plate model is further modified to obtain a damping force prediction model of the proposed MR dampers. This prediction model considers the magnetic saturation phenomenon. The study indicates that the proposed simplified design method is simple, effective and reliable. The maximum damping force of the proposed MR dampers with a full-length effective damping path is at least twice as large as those of conventional MR dampers. The dynamic range of damping force increases by at least 70%. The proposed damping force prediction model considers the magnetic saturation phenomenon and it can realize the actual characteristic of MR fluids. The model is able to predict the actual damping force of MR dampers precisely.
基金National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No.2016YFC0701101the National Nature Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51678449
文摘Viscoelastic dampers（VEDs） are one of the most common passive control devices used in new and retrofit building projects which reduce the structure responses and dissipate seismic energy during an earthquake.Various methods to design this kind of dampers have been proposed based on the desired level of additional damping,eigenvalue assignment,modal strain energy,linear quadratic regulator control theories,and other approaches.In the current engineering practice,the popular method is the one based on the modal strain energy that uses the inter-story lateral stiffness as one of the main variables for damper design.However,depending on the configuration of the structure,in some cases the resulting interstory lateral stiffness can be very large.Consequently,the dampers size would also be large producing much more damping than that effectively necessary,resulting in an increase of the overall cost of the supplemental damping system and causing excessive stress on the structural elements connected to the dampers.In this paper an alternative practical design method for structures with VEDs is proposed.This method uses the inter-story shear forces as one of the main variables to accomplish the damper design compared to what was done in previous studies.Nonlinear time-history analyses were conducted on a 7-story reinforced concrete（RC） structure to check the reliability and effectiveness of the proposed method.Comparisons on the seismic performance between the structure without dampers and that equipped with VEDs were carried out.It is concluded that the proposed method results in a very suitable size of dampers,which are able to improve the performance of the structure at all levels of earthquake ground motions and satisfying the drift requirement prescribed in the codes.
文摘本文研究了新型惯质调谐质量阻尼器(novel tuned mass damper inerter,NTMDI)的安装方法对其优化设计与减振性能的影响。详细介绍了NTMDI-R(反向安装的NTMDI)的力学模型,并采用经典固定点理论对NTMDI-R进行了优化设计,得到了NTMDI-R最优结构参数的解析式;对比研究了NTMDI-R与现有四种经典调谐质量阻尼器(TMD、TMDI、VTMD和NTMDI)在简谐激励和随机激励下的减振效果,并探究了安装方法对NTMDI-R减振性能的影响。结果表明:正、反向安装的两种减振器(NTMDI和NTMDI-R)优化参数不同,安装方法对其减振性能有较大影响。当表观质量比β小于0.1时,NTMDI-R的减振效果差于NTMDI;而β大于0.1时,NTMDI-R的减振效果与NTMDI基本一致,因此采用NTMDI进行结构减振应明确其安装方向。基础加速度和荷载力分别作用下,NTMDI-R的减振效果相对于NTMDI分别降低了3.9%和4.7%。
文摘Tension cables are easily prone to generating varied vibrations under the action of external loads, which adversely affects the safety of bridges. Therefore, it is necessary to take effective measures to suppress the vibrations of tension cables. Cable end dampers are widely used in vibration reduction for cable-stayed bridges due to their convenient installation and low costs. However, the previous studies on the tension cable-viscous damper systems mostly adopt the linear method, and the weakening effect of the flexibility of mounting brackets on the damper vibration reduction is not sufficiently taken into account. Therefore, this paper adopts the improved Kelvin model to conduct the derivation, solution, and parametric analysis of vibration equations for the stay cable-nonlinear viscous damper systems. The results of parametric analysis show that the maximum modal damping ratio that can be obtained by cables and the corresponding optimal damping coefficient of dampers are correlated with the damping nonlinear coefficient α, stiffness nonlinear coefficient β, vibration order n, installation position a/L, and stiffness coefficient μ, etc.;among them, n damping nonlinear coefficient α and stiffness nonlinear coefficient β are the key parameters that affect the parameter design of dampers, where damping nonlinear coefficient α mainly controls the optimal damping coefficient and stiffness nonlinear coefficient β mainly controls the maximum damping ratio. Based on the parametric analysis, the design principles of dampers and value requirements of key parameters under different vibration suppression objectives are presented.
