Research Article

Generalized Minimum Variance Control for MDOF Structures under Earthquake Excitation

Table 1

Output variance.

Kanai-Tajimi excitation model
No controlGMV control

1st story8,4792 ⋅ 10−71,4868 ⋅ 10−8
2nd story1,5669 ⋅ 10−61,4473 ⋅ 10−8
3rd story2,0394 ⋅ 10−67,9022 ⋅ 10−9

Clough-Penzien excitation model
No controlGMV control

1st story8,5882 ⋅ 10−71,4698 ⋅ 10−8
2nd story1,5872 ⋅ 10−61,4287 ⋅ 10−8
3rd story2,066 ⋅ 10−67,7709 ⋅ 10−9