Research Article
Seismic Control of Tall Buildings Using Distributed Multiple Tuned Mass Dampers
Table 4
Scaled earthquakes’ specifications.
| Accelerogram | Max. acceleration (g) | Max. velocity (cm/sec) | Max. displacement (cm) | Effective design acceleration (g) | Predominant period (sec) | Significant duration (sec) |
| Bam | 0.78 | 128.55 | 33.95 | 0.64 | 0.20 | 8.24 | El Centro | 0.57 | 75.76 | 28.36 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 9.16 | Kobe | 0.56 | 38.83 | 15.68 | 0.56 | 0.36 | 4.16 | Manjil | 0.68 | 42.06 | 15.02 | 0.55 | 0.08 | 28.26 | Northridge | 0.59 | 64.57 | 22.16 | 0.58 | 0.40 | 10.40 | Landers | 0.73 | 141.02 | 113.78 | 0.56 | 0.08 | 12.92 | San Fernando | 0.60 | 23.71 | 15.88 | 0.61 | 0.10 | 6.03 |
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