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Advances and Applications in Structural Vibration Control
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Advances and Applications in Structural Vibration Control

A special issue of Buildings (ISSN 2075-5309). This special issue belongs to the section "Building Structures".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 July 2024 | Viewed by 1340

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ruisheng Ma

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Associate Professor, Key Laboratory of Urban Security and Disaster Engineering of Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
Interests: structural vibration control; offshore structures; inerter-based dampers
Dr. Haoran Zuo

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School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley, WA 6102, Australia
Interests: structural dynamics; structural vibration control; wind energy
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Dr. Kunjie Rong

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School of Civil Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, China
Interests: structural vibration control; passive control; adaptive control; gas-spring damper; nonlinear energy sink (NES)
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Dr. Siyuan Wu

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China Construction Eighth Engineering Division Co., Ltd., Shanghai 200122, China
Interests: vibration control; seismic design; nonstructural elements; engineering applications of novel energy dissipators

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

Engineering structures characterized by increased height and slenderness, such as high-rise buildings, expansive cross-sea bridges, wind turbines and floating platforms, are frequently located in regions with high-intensity dynamic hazards and challenging marine environments. These structures are susceptible to various external dynamic loads, including winds, earthquakes, sea waves and vibrations induced by construction or subway activities. Effective structural vibration control is paramount for bolstering the resilience and safety of such engineering structures.

This Special Issue aims to explore the recent advances and applications of structural vibration control, and potential topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Seismic retrofitting techniques;
  • Passive/active/semi-active/hybrid control;
  • Advanced vibration control strategies;
  • Vibration control of engineering structures;
  • Novel control devices, i.e., inerter, negative stiffness and metamaterials, etc.;
  • Applications of artificial intelligence in structural vibration control;
  • Applications of different control devices;
  • Vibration control of smart structures.

Dr. Ruisheng Ma
Dr. Haoran Zuo
Dr. Kunjie Rong
Dr. Siyuan Wu
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Buildings is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • structural vibraiton contorl
  • vibration control strategies
  • novel control devices
  • passive vibration control
  • active vibration control
  • semi-active vibration control
  • hybrid vibration control
  • applications of structural vibration control

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Seismic Isolation of Fragile Pole-Type Structures by Rocking with Base Restraints
by Sheng Li, Yao Hu, Zhicheng Lu, Bo Song and Guozhong Huang
Buildings 2024, 14(4), 1176; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14041176 - 21 Apr 2024
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Pole-type structures are vulnerable to earthquake events due to their slender shapes, particularly porcelain cylindrical equipment in electrical substations, which has inherent fragility and low strength in its materials. Traditional base isolation designs configure the bottom of the pole-type equipment as hinges with [...] Read more.
Pole-type structures are vulnerable to earthquake events due to their slender shapes, particularly porcelain cylindrical equipment in electrical substations, which has inherent fragility and low strength in its materials. Traditional base isolation designs configure the bottom of the pole-type equipment as hinges with restraints. It fully relies on the restrainers to re-center the pole-type equipment, posing a risk of tilting and functionality failure after earthquakes. This study proposes a solution to this challenge by introducing a restrained rocking mechanism at the base of the structure. The design leverages the self-centering nature of rocking motion and uses restrainers to control the amplitude of rotation. Hence, it can effectively avoid tilting of the pole-type structures after earthquakes. Experimental investigations conducted on a 1:1 full-scale specimen revealed that the proposed restrained rocking design can achieve a reduction in seismic internal forces of over 50% while maintaining equipment in an upright position. Furthermore, an analytical model for the proposed isolation system of pole structures was developed and validated through comparison with experimental results. This paper introduces a novel solution for seismic isolation of pole-type structures through restrained rocking, specifically addressing the research gap regarding a reliable self-centering mechanism under seismic excitation. This advancement significantly enhances the seismic resilience of fragile pole-type structures and provides practical design methodologies for the seismic isolation of slender structures. Full article
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Study on the Influence and Optimization Design of Viscous Damper Parameters on the Damping Efficiency of Frame Shear Wall Structure
by Xiang Lan, Guanglan Wei and Xingxian Zhang
Buildings 2024, 14(2), 497; https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings14020497 - 10 Feb 2024
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This study investigates the influence of viscous damper parameters on the damping efficiency of frame shear wall structures. Taking a specific frame shear wall structure as the background, a three-dimensional finite element model is established using a nonlinear dynamic time–history analysis method. The [...] Read more.
This study investigates the influence of viscous damper parameters on the damping efficiency of frame shear wall structures. Taking a specific frame shear wall structure as the background, a three-dimensional finite element model is established using a nonlinear dynamic time–history analysis method. The damping ratio, reduction in vertex displacement, reduction in base shear, and inter-story drift utilization rate are selected as the damping performance indicators. Firstly, a sensitivity analysis is conducted to study the influence of different viscous damper parameters on these indicators. Then, the relationship models between the viscous damper parameters and the indicators are fitted using the response surface method, and the fitting effect is evaluated through an F-test and determination coefficient R2. Finally, an objective function based on key damping performance indicators is established to solve for the optimal parameters. The results show that the traditional sensitivity analysis method is unable to comprehensively consider the combined effects of different damping efficiency indicators. The response surface method has high fitting accuracy and good predictability and can serve as an optimization model. Considering the stiffness of supporting components matched with the viscous damper parameters, the feasibility of the optimal damping parameters is demonstrated from an engineering application perspective. A simple and easy-to-operate damping design flowchart is proposed, providing important guidance and reference for designers in frame shear wall structure damping design in the future. Full article
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