Dynamical Analysis Applied to Passive Control of Vibrations in a Structural Model Incorporating SMA-SE Coil Springs

Table 7

Structural damping of the system in forced vibration, linear scale.

Configurations	First floor				Second floor
	(Hz)		(Hz)		(Hz)		(Hz)
	A: no absorbers	0.0133	—	0.0067	—	0.0144	—	0.0065	—
B: steel springs	0.0142	—	0.0053	—	0.0123	—	0.0055	—
C: SMA-SE coil springs	0.0172	21	0.0116	119	0.0195	59	0.0115	109

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