Research Article

A New Method to Calculate Additional Damping Ratio considering the Effect of Excitation Frequency

Table 3

ADRs calculated using different methods.

ADR (%)
Seismic waveΩm = ωΩm ≠ ω
ERMEquation (29)Nonlinear time-history analysis methodEquation (30)
NMA [29]Code method [35]

KEAT12.1912.2316.6113.9213.43
SATI8.008.139.578.058.79
KEHO12.2712.9215.5914.1613.97
NEWH9.329.7813.5211.5910.32
ELCE9.689.7413.5312.5910.00.
TAFT10.3910.6815.2513.7711.74
TABA9.6610.0513.9512.3010.52
IRAR11.1311.1613.9211.8212.44
IRAU13.6813.7418.9815.3515.45
MACO13.6414.0716.9514.7615.80

Note. ADR of NMA = (energy dissipated by VFDs/energy dissipated by modal damping) × inherent structural damping ratio.