Research Article
Proposed Configurations for the Use of Smart Dampers with Bracings in Tall Buildings
Table 2
Buildings responses for both comfort and security reasons (-direction).
| | Criteria | Uncontrolled | Passive-on | Decentralized bang-bang | | | +0% Stiffness | +0% Stiffness | +10% Stiffness | −10% Stiffness | +0% Stiffness | +10% Stiffness | −10% Stiffness |
| | = 10 yrs | RMS Acc. (milli-g) | 8.9319 | 3.5456 (60.03%) | 3.4724 | 3.6657 | 3.1817 (64.38%) | 3.0471 | 3.4009 | | = 31 m/s | Peak Acc. (milli-g) | 30.6594 | 17.0924 (44.25%) | 14.3917 | 14.8944 | 15.1881 (50.46%) | 15.9275 | 18.0218 |
| Security,
= 100 yrs = 38 m/s | RMS Disp. (m) | 0.2608 | 0.1302 (50.08%) | 0.1169 | 0.1384 | 0.1259 (51.73%) | 0.1149 | 0.1397 | | Peak Disp. (m) | 0.8574 | 0.5815 (32.18%) | 0.4470 | 0.5931 | 0.5500 (35.85%) | 0.4418 | 0.5665 | | RMS Drift (rad) | 0.0008 | 0.00071 (49.29%) | 0.00064 | 0.00075 | 0.00069 (50.71%) | 0.00063 | 0.00077 | | Peak Drift (rad) | 0.0047 | 0.0032 (31.91%) | 0.0025 | 0.0033 | 0.0031 (34.04%) | 0.0024 | 0.0032 | | RMS SL (N) | 8.625 × 106 | 4.425 × 106 (48.70%) | 4.309 × 106 | 4.117 × 106 | 4.152 × 106 (51.86%) | 4.121 × 106 | 4.006 × 106 | | Peak SL (N) | 2.957 × 107 | 1.964 × 107 (33.58%) | 2.136 × 107 | 1.809 × 107 | 1.948 × 107 (34.12%) | 1.973 × 107 | 1.712 × 107 | | RMS BM (N.m) | 1.272 × 109 | 6.416 × 108 (49.56%) | 6.226 × 108 | 5.973 × 108 | 5.993 × 108 (52.89%) | 5.936 × 108 | 5.812 × 108 | | Peak BM (N.m) | 4.367 × 109 | 2.926 × 109 (33.00%) | 2.959 × 109 | 2.450 × 109 | 2.827 × 109 (35.26%) | 2.709 × 109 | 2.333 × 109 |
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