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Título del libro: Proceedings Of The 8th International Conference On Structural Dynamics, Eurodyn 2011
Título del capítulo: Use of TMDs to mitigate the vibration of a curved steel bridge

Autores UNAM:
ADRIAN POZOS ESTRADA; ROBERTO GOMEZ MARTINEZ; ADRIAN DAVID GARCIA SOTO;
Autores externos:

Idioma:
Inglés
Año de publicación:
2011
Palabras clave:

Acoustic devices; Dynamic analysis; Dynamic loads; Finite element method; Steel bridges; Structural analysis; Structural design; Structural dynamics; Tall buildings; Vibration control; Vibrations (mechanical); Mechanical configurations; Special structure; Structural behaviors; Structural response; Structural vibrations; Three dimensional finite element model; Tuned mass dampers; Wind induced vibrations; Vibration analysis


Resumen:

Tuned Mass Dampers (TMDs) have shown to be powerful tools to mitigate vibration on structures subjected to external loads (i.e., moving, wind or earthquake loads) due to their robustness, reliability and low cost of maintenance. TMDs have been installed on the superstructure and substructure of bridges, tall buildings, chimneys, monuments, among other special structures. Design of a TMD involves the dynamic analysis of the structure where the TMD is to be attached, and the optimization of the parameters that characterize it. Selection of the mechanical configuration of the TMD depends on the space available to install it and the type of response to be reduced; for these reasons, the implementation of a TMD-system in reducing structural vibration is not straightforward, and needs to be carefully evaluated for the problem at hand. The main objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of TMDs installed underneath the superstructure of a curved steel bridge to control its vibration. For the analyses, a three dimensional finite element model with and without TMDs is built and tested under the action of dynamic loading. The results of the analysis are used to compare the structural behavior of the bridge with and without TMDs and to evaluate the effectiveness of the TMD-system considered. Further, the impact of using TMDs that fail to reduce effectively the structural response of the bridge to the maximum is discussed.


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