ne purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of multi-tuned mass dampers (MTMD) on mitigating vibration of an offshore oil platform subjected to ocean wave loading. An optimal design method is used to ...ne purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of multi-tuned mass dampers (MTMD) on mitigating vibration of an offshore oil platform subjected to ocean wave loading. An optimal design method is used to determine the optimal damper parameters under ocean wave loading. The force on the structure is determined by use of the linearized Morison equation. Investigation on the deck motion with and without MTMD on the structure is made under design conditions. The results show that MTMD with the optimized parameters suppress the response of each structural mode. The sensitivity of optimum values of MTMD to characteristic wave parameters is also analyzed. It is indicated that a single, TMD on the deck of a platform can have the best performance, and the small the damping value of TMD, the better the vibration control.展开更多
基金by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50179014)
文摘ne purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of multi-tuned mass dampers (MTMD) on mitigating vibration of an offshore oil platform subjected to ocean wave loading. An optimal design method is used to determine the optimal damper parameters under ocean wave loading. The force on the structure is determined by use of the linearized Morison equation. Investigation on the deck motion with and without MTMD on the structure is made under design conditions. The results show that MTMD with the optimized parameters suppress the response of each structural mode. The sensitivity of optimum values of MTMD to characteristic wave parameters is also analyzed. It is indicated that a single, TMD on the deck of a platform can have the best performance, and the small the damping value of TMD, the better the vibration control.
