Research Article
Optimum Design of TMD System for Tall Buildings
Table 5
Shear forces ratios between bar MRF, shear wall models and TMD group systems.
(a) Column |
| System | One TMD/floor | Four TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 23 | 35 | 47 | 49 | 60 | 29 | 43 | 59 | 69 | 82 |
| SW | −6 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 36 | −2 | 15 | 37 | 50 | 70 |
| System | Eight TMD/floor | Sixteen TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 23 | 46 | 64 | 75 | 83 | 8 | 43 | 72 | 85 | 89 |
| SW | −5 | 19 | 44 | 61 | 74 | 5 | 14 | 58 | 77 | 82 |
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Positive singes indicate reduction; negative singes indicate increase.
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(b) Column |
| System | One TMD/floor | Four TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 20 | 31 | 44 | 47 | 60 | 26 | 40 | 58 | 70 | 84 |
| SW | −182 | −171 | −136 | −144 | −133 | −191 | −162 | −134 | −123 | 11 |
| System | Eight TMD/floor | Sixteen TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 22 | 44 | 64 | 75 | 83 | 7 | 40 | 70 | 83 | 92 |
| SW | −240 | −139 | 7 | 12 | 47 | −242 | −119 | 10 | 29 | 46 |
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Positive singes indicate reduction; negative singes indicate increase.
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(c) Column |
| System | One TMD/floor | Four TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 23 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 27 | 40 | 54 | 64 | 77 |
| SW | 4 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 44 | 9 | 24 | 42 | 53 | 69 |
| System | Eight TMD/floor | Sixteen TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 22 | 41 | 57 | 71 | 80 | 6 | 35 | 64 | 76 | 82 |
| SW | 1 | 28 | 46 | 62 | 75 | 1 | 22 | 57 | 71 | 77 |
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Positive singes indicate reduction; negative singes indicate increase.
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(d) Column |
| System | One TMD/floor | Four TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 18 | 29 | 41 | 44 | 56 | 25 | 35 | 53 | 65 | 82 |
| SW | 30 | 39 | 50 | 51 | 60 | 37 | 45 | 59 | 67 | 82 |
| System | Eight TMD/floor | Sixteen TMD/floor | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| Bar MRF | 18 | 38 | 54 | 67 | 79 | 1 | 31 | 61 | 73 | 83 |
| SW | 28 | 47 | 60 | 71 | 81 | 16 | 44 | 68 | 77 | 87 |
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Positive singes indicate reduction; negative singes indicate increase.
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